Wendell De Guzman
Will the Real Estate Market Collapse in 2015?
Here's a provocative video...explaining we have a real estate bubble right now in 2014. When do you think this bubble will pop? Back in 2005 (after hurricane Katrina hit), I predicted a real estate collapse as well bu...
Joshua Dorkin
Updating the BiggerPockets Influence System
Hey All -
One of our upcoming projects is to update our influence system to one that better reflects a user's influence on the site.
We will be transforming the system from the current limitless influence scale to a...
Josue Vargas
Smart move? Would you withdraw from 401K to invest in RE?
Thinking on withdraw most of my 401K account (no longer employed with that company) and invest in RE property. I have over 100K, also have lost over 10K in the past 13 months. Just want to have more control of my mo...
Amy Raye Rogers
What is the most under realized opportunity in real estate today?
It seems like so many clients and friends I talk to want to get started in real estate investing. With all the accessible information (including from platforms like BP) interest is higher than ever.My question is sim...
Danielle C.
Flip with Hard Money
Hi All! My husband and I have recently gotten our LLC approved by Pennsylvania and are on the look out for our first fix and flip. I have a question about hard money. We are looking at multiple hard money lenders to ...
Devin James
We Need Higher Density & Smaller Homes - Thoughts?
Affordability is one of the biggest challenges in today’s housing market.
I believe smaller, more dense units are part of the solution:
1) Buyers can only afford smaller homes in today’s economy.
2) Denser unit...
Brie Schmidt
HELOC payoff strategy
Twice recently people have told me of this new strategy to use a HELOC to pay off your mortgage faster. You essentially take out a HELOC to pay off your first lien, and then use that account to direct deposit your pa...
Chris Gawlik
sell now, gather cash, be prepared and get ready. market crash.
If your thinking of starting to flip fixer uppers, buying your first buy and hold, or your just starting out in RE investment. It would be best to put those plans on hold for at least a few months. Just wait and see w...
Melanie Stephens
Seeking Biggest Mistakes and Lessons Learned Stories (Again!)
Hello BP Members! I write a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on people's "Biggest Mistakes" in real estate. Do you have a "mistake" story and lessons you learned from it? I'd love to hear it! (Thanks t...
Tim G.
300k+ in equity in 3 years, low cash flow should I 1031 out of CA
In 2013 I had some good timing. Purchased a four unit apartment building, built in 1980 with major tenant and management issues. It cost me around $360k all in but I used an FHA203k loan so my out of pocket was around...