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Dick Green Have you read the Health Care Bill?
24 August 2009 | 26 replies

How many of you have read a good portion of the health care bill?

I must admit, I coudn't sit and crack out 1000 or so pages of legal jargon at one sitting but, I did find a site with some bullet points, then I loc...

Ray S. Contractor overages
6 January 2016 | 52 replies

I've been doing a rental property rehab. The contractor hasn't come close to meeting any of his target dates, and has gone over budget many times. What is the best way to keep him on track and hold him accountable for...

Adam Zach How Many RE Investors are Engineers?
28 April 2022 | 684 replies

Is it just me or are about 25% of all real estate investors, also engineers? As an Engineer myself I could be biased but curious if anyone has insight. I know folks usually have professional background like IT, accoun...

Jackson Andrews Long-term Outlook For California
26 September 2021 | 138 replies

Howdy Bigger Pockets Peeps, As an agent in Austin TX, I have felt the inundation of California Natives to the Hill Country of Texas. This exodus has only just started but it has had a fairly significant impact on our ...

Kevin Hill This is Not the Real Estate Environment for Rookie Investors
28 October 2021 | 163 replies

I don't want to announce the sky is falling and be a Debbie Downer, but in my opinion, now is NOT the time to be investing in real estate for rookie investors, especially flips. I keep seeing a lot of posts from newbi...

Stephen S. How can I un-own a property ?
6 July 2019 | 118 replies

I own an now long since abandoned house in NJ.  There was no mortgage but the taxes and W/S bills now far exceed any possible value of the property.  The town used to clean up the property and then put a lien on the p...

Account Closed Why John & Jane Smith Can't Afford To Buy A house - No, it isn't interest rates
27 September 2023 | 85 replies

Don't blame everything on interest rates - It's because wages haven't kept pace
My wife and I bought our first house in Seattle in 1986 for $78,000. It was in a safe, desired neighborhood, post card view of downtown,...

Canesha Edwards Where’s the Bubble?
29 January 2022 | 71 replies

Hello everyone- Please keep in mind- that this post is of my opinion only, based on my knowledge of the US economy and real estate markets. Now, this discussion about a bubble and a crash in the real estate market has...

Melanie Stephens Seeking (More!) Biggest Mistake/Lesson Learned Stories
24 March 2022 | 89 replies

Hello BP investors!
I am looking for (more!) BP members to interview about their biggest real
estate mistakes and what they learned from them for possible publication
in BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.Stories will...

Joseph Firmin "New" NY Tenant Protection Laws - Still Worth Investing in NY?
8 October 2019 | 49 replies

Our property  manager emailed last night stating they are having an "emergency meeting" to discuss whether they should continue business given the new regulations signed into effect by Gov. Cuomo. The new tenant prote...