Rates are supposed to go down. All the major forecasts for mortgage rates are still pointing slightly down for 2025. But ever morning for the last 2 weeks I see the 10 year T-bill up another 10 basis points or so, and...

The location preferences of young adults hold large consequences for real estate investors.  The trend for the past 10+ years has been that the millennial generation (those born between 1981 and 1996) are opting to li...

Does anyone own or has thought about owning STRs in Costa Rica beach towns? I'm sure covid had a huge impact on 2020 revenue but seems like it could be viable. 

Hello BP crowd,
     I am fairly new to Bigger Pockets but not to real estate. I keep my ear to the ground here in Northwest Indiana and I want to offer a networking/knowledge source here in my back yard. I wanted to...

Will be launching in around a month. I’ve always hated those tiny bars of hotel soap that barely last a day. With a larger group, you could easily blow through several of them which could add up and create stress rega...

Hello All,Thanks in advance for your reply.  I have several hundred K to invest, have vetted syndicators for the last few months and I am at a point where I know I am coming into the real estate syndication market its...

I am looking to buy and hold a SFR in neighborhood of $60-$80K with CAP rates of 9%+. Philly interests me because it offers those numbers and it's only 2 hours drive from me (I live in DC).  However, I am hearing mixe...

As we all observe and fear the Coronavirus, we see many cities under “shelter-at-home” restrictions, and many “non-essential” businesses closing. Then on the other hand, the Fed lowered rates almost to zero, and mortg...

Economic Update
(Monday, July 6, 2020)
The big economic news this week is the second straight employment report which surpassed expectations. Nearly all of the data indicates that the recovery from the partial shut...

Let me start by being crystal clear. I am very sympathetic to all of those who have been exposed to COVID-19 – those who have either struggled through severe (or even mild) symptoms and certainly those who have passe...