Hi! I know some of you are calculator and spreadsheet gurus! Has anyone developed or have a comparison tool that they use for taking a set amount ($100K)  and looking at the benefits of each. I assume I'd use a 5-7 ye...

Hey guys I am a new member here, I registered a while back but am now going to be more active on this website as I think its absolutely amazing! My name is Denis I am from Toronto, Canada and like many Canadians am in...

So the winner of the latest Powerball in California hasn't come forward to claim their winnings yet.Powerball WinnerSo I started thinking about this and day dreaming about what I would do with $40 million.  Would I re...

Has anyone considered sending out direct mail to agents as one part of the their marketing campaign to develop leads? (And send out multiple mailings, of course)Example......Messaging would be something like:"Sell mor...

Hello BP, I'm apologizing in advance is this thread has been done before but I am still quite new to the site. I am a chef looking to switch careers to my next passion, real estate. Though I am still currently a chef,...

Hello BP. I'm a "green investor" from Orange County CA and I'm looking to do a 1031 exchange for my 3plex in Chicago for a property that can cash flow better.   I'm doing research on different MSA to narrow down to 1...

Can someone explain the options for cashing out money from an individual stock to then invest it in real estate? My wife was given a lump sum of stock in an individual company (Big corp./low risk)  that a family membe...

I am in the learning stage. I don’t know enough to be dangerous, yet. More likely in the stage of asking stupid questions. :D So, here it goes.
Long-distance investors, would you mind sharing your process of finding ...

This is a 3 month update to Durham NC market data thread- Previous post: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...
This is counting as the .5 update rather than a full release since this is more of historical data post, as w...

Is it good if there are a lot of rentals available? Or, does that mean too much saturation? Is less availability bad, meaning not many wanting to rent? How do you analyze the need for renters for both ends?Do school r...