Just watched this fascinating and well-done story by CNBC on "What’s Driving California’s Mass Exodus?"
Now, I live and invest in California, so I'm definitely not a California hater.  However, I'm also no California...

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,...

The real estate professional rule states:"A taxpayer will be considered a real estate professional if (1) more than one-half of the total personal services the taxpayer performs in trades or businesses are performed i...

Hey guys - I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this situation we are in.  I will do my best to summarize this as much as possible in an understandable format. :)BackgroundWe own a unit in a 16 unit cooperative (...

I have a friend from my church who has suffered both financially and in her marriage relationship because they had to move from their apartment to a new apartment IN THE SAME COMPLEX. Their old apartment had reoccurri...

Dear Good People of Bigger Pockets,Hello! My name is Mark Solomon and I’m an American born in Philadelphia, now living in London since 2006. I moved here with my wife and daughter to work as a film editor of animated ...

This is my first off-topic thread (I think) and I am starting it because I think it has a valuable lesson for newbie BP members who want to make it big.

As you guys know, I travel a lot internationally and, as a resu...

In the past year or so I have been increasingly interested in leveraging discounted notes to diversify my portfolio. I prefer 1st position notes but certainly understand how others like and do well with 2nds.Initially...