J. Martin
SF Bay Area Economic & RE Update (Ongoing)
I have organized what I believe to be some very valuable information and relationships about the economy and real estate, and will be posting updates about the San Francisco Bay Area marketplace here periodically. I s...
Rob Cee
Note investors with at least 10 years of experience in the note business on this forum?
I'm curious what note investors that are on this forum have been buying, selling and holding notes for at least 10 years and have bought, sold, and held at least 50 notes successfully?Just curious, because in my limit...
Richard Singh
About to close on property, seller's lied about rental contract
Hey guys,
I've reached out previously on some reno related questions on what was up to this point a smooth process.Recap: I'm buying a 2 family in Guttenberg with an existing Section 8 tenant that was presented as mo...
Nick Anderson
Is “Rich Dad” wrong?
I have seen so many people credit Rob Kiyosaki and his “Rich Dad Poor Dad” book to their starts in Real Estate, myself included.Recently he has come out with some comments projecting a huge crash in the RE market. Mos...
Ben Williams
Polling on "Due on Sale" being enforced after transfer to LLC
Taking an informal Poll here on the "due on sale clause" enforcement. Wondering what people's experiences have been when purchasing a property secured by a loan under the individual's name, then shortly after transfer...
Adrian Tjakra
Cashflow market to expand to for beginner Investor? Agent Recs? 100k capital
Hi BiggerPockets Gang,By way of introduction - my name is Adrian and a new BiggerPockets fans. Learning a lot from this community. I started out from a humble beginning as an Immigrant from Indonesia and currently liv...
Curtis H.
A Potential Deal but...Property Manager
Hello BP,
So there is a home that I looked at today that is available for lease. It was shown to me by a property manager. It looked like a classic case of someone who accidentally turned into a landlord....
Mike Tikh
How to choose a location from the US?
Currently stuck in analysis paralysis on trying to find the right location for a first property, with a willingness to move anywhere in the US. GoalMy objective would be to go with a MFH, 2-4 units, higher would be be...
Jay Hinrichs
The 2% rule kills values
As one who had never heard of the 2% rule or 1% or any of the other terminology that floats around BP,, I just became aware of the 2% rule. I was talking with a fellow from Oregon who was lamenting that there are no 2...
Riley F.
Appreciation - how to factor it in?
For buy and hold investors out there, how do you guys think about appreciation and how do you factor it in to your buying and selling decisions, if at all? What key factors do you use to measure the potential for appr...