Hi BP!  I am taking my New Jersey State exam next week and am looking for advice as I begin to interview brokers. What are the right questions to ask? What are the important things to look for? I have been told men...

In an effort to address the housing crisis the Washington State Legislature has numerous bills to consider, most all of which limit a landlord’s ability to conduct business and preserve their financial investment.  La...

Quick question BP'ers,

I'm spending lots of time analyzing properties these days, but I'm wondering where do I go to get the cap rate and vacancy rate on any given area? It isn't always given in a listing, along with...

I think the military is the best job for real estate investors, and here are a few reasons why!- VA loan, VA renovation loan, VA IRRRL, etc. - 15 year capital gains tax exemption- tax-exempt BAH- military towns are (...

Hi Everyone
Thank you in advance to anyone who reads my post and provides a response to my questions. 
The property ( condo apartment ) is in Broward County , Florida. The tenant has now left the property ( He has h...

I purchased a duplex that I have lived in for a couple of years. It passed all inspections when I bought it, however I quickly realized there were many problems hidden behind the walls. I did some digging and found ou...

We are looking to avoid the conventional mortgage route and use private money to buy our first house.  It's a large 2 story in a multi-family zoning district so we plan to place 2, or maybe 3 units here but the house ...

Just wanted to make a thread to see if anyone has any suggestions for majors involving Real Estate. I was thinking about majoring in Finance and Statistics, but was curious if anything else would relate better to Real...

Hi everyone,

In this post ...

http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/51498-question-on-market-evaluation

... I asked for some resources for the purpose of analyzing various markets, and respondents provided...