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Konnichiwa! My family and I live in Japan where I work as a Registered Architect for the Department of Defense. Been saving up money and investing (stock market) for the day we return back to the United States. Only t...
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Hello looking for some advice. I currently own a Beach condo with 3% apr attached to a second unpredictable variable Heloc loan. Should I refinance to combine both loans into a higher fixed apr 3.6% while taking out ...
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The coolest thing about the BP community is all the diversity. Diversity in people, markets, asset classes, investing strategies, everything! We always hear that a diverse investment portfolio is the best way to hedge...
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It looks like the REITS were badly beaten up last week on the stock market. Apparently the fiscal cliff and proposed tax reform will have an impact on real estate going into 2013. Does anyone have any feedback of th...
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Looking for perspectives on whether REITs are worth investing?
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I am starting out in real estate. Which way is better to invest, buying actual real estate or investing in REITs? What are the pros and cons
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I’ve been told for years investing in real estate is the way to go but never did. I have 150k in stocks at the moment that are currently dropping because of the Coronavirus epidemic and I’m looking to take my investme...
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Hi All, Looking for some opinions on a situation i am in... My fiancee and I recently bought a new home and i am trying to decide whether to keep my current primary and rent it out, or sell it. Here is some background...
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Hello! I'm Evan and I've been reading about real estate investing (and other personal finance books) over the summer and I have learned alot and would like reach the seventh level of wealth via real estate. For the ...
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Hi Bigger Pockets community,First a little bit about myself, my name is Jubal Noel, I’ve recently graduated college with an electrical engineering degree. I started my first job this past June and have been (mostly) s...