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Current Situation: My wife and I have been slowly getting into REI over the last 4 years. We currently have 5 SFH long-term rentals and a short term rental.Up until 2022 we both had W2 jobs, but we just had our first ...
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Every real estate investment involves risk. Some investment properties have substantially more risk than others. Real estate development is generally more risky than purchasing a stable core asset in a large market....
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Hi folks, I'm new to RE investing and plan to purchase my first rental property. I live in the city of San Diego. I'm looking for both appreciation and cash flow. Looks like I may not be able to afford properties in t...
What is everyone's consensus on paying off rental properties vs leveraging to aquire more? I understand from an appreciation standpoint it definitely makes more sense to be leveraged, I also understand that my return ...
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I have been looking at some of these offerings from Fundrise and Realty Mogul such as Mogule Reit II and they look quite good.If my goal is to be a passive investor, why wouldn't I buy a REIT vs. invest in syndication...
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Hi all!I always love listening to the different podcasts that are made by people in the BiggerPockets community such as this one, Wiire, BiggerPockets Money Podcast and more.
As a native from the Raleigh, Durham area...
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All Wichita investors,I came to the realization that I have not lived in Wichita for nearly 10 years. What changes do you see happening? what are the problem neighborhoods? what is something that is going on in the ci...
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I have approx 20k in the stock market and am just starting out in RE investing. Historically, the stock market can give a 7% return per year. I think a cash on cash return of 10-13% is typical for real estate investor...
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I would like to report Xplicit Home Loan (https://www.xplicithomeloan.com/) for fraudulent activity. I saw their Facebook post promoting their quick collaborative mortgage service and decided to try it for a property ...
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Hello, I am 22 years old and started investing into a Roth IRA last year. Since then, I found bigger pockets and what real estate has to offer. How have you decided to balance your type of investments? Theoretically, ...