First time posting and first time home buyer. I’m about 3 or 4 days from closing and I reviewed my closing disclosure and I’ve come across a problem. I’m taking out a VA loan, And the lender I have now has my final cl...

I recently came across a add on Facebook for a Free Real Estate Seminar in Maryland hosted by Than Merrill. I’m new to REI and wanted to know are these events a scam to sell you something? I don’t want to waste my tim...

Hi All,I'm looking at a house that has a block foundation. It's an older home, 1930's, and the block looks in rough shape (probably just from being old). However, there are noticeable cracks and there has been water l...

Economic Update
(Monday, May 31, 2021)
The one place that's rip-roaring in our economy is the housing market. In fact, home prices are accelerating, as the Case-Shiller 20-City Index shows. Year-on-year gains rose ...

Are you accepting a lower CoC return than you historically have due to interest rate hikes? I am finding it almost impossible to find a 30% return (the gold standard for STR's) due to interest rates being this high. A...

There has been no previous occasion for this kind of downturn of economic activity. Recessions or severe economic slowdowns are usually caused by the exchange between economic and/or financial differences during the p...

I'm reaching out to the bigger pockets community to find out about the Sherwood area and the Jacksonville area just outside of Little Rock Arkansas. I'm looking to purchase a single-family home as a rental unit that h...

Hello BP!
As many of us have heard, the conventional downpayment requirement for primary occupants is going down to 5% November 18th.  However, in all this news and excitement, many missed that the FHA (as of 4 days ...

As I'm looking to buy my first rental, I've accumulated a solid list of 4-5 agents/brokers that fit my criteria (on paper). I've scheduled some time to talk to all of them to get a better sense of how their skill set ...

Hello BP,I am just getting started and I am looking to dive into REI.  I am working on my license with the intent to use it for investing.  I am not yet in a place to invest my own money, but I want to start gaining h...