Tim asked in another thread that I start a new thread on this topic, and while I don't see much value in discussion religion on an Internet forum, I'll at least continue this discussion from the other thread with a re...

Okay so I have a buyer's agent who I work with to view investment properties and to evaluate deals however he lives about 50 miles away and can only get to me to see properties once a week. So I met another agent at ...

Unfortunately I've been away for a few months while taking care of some personal matters, so I haven't been able to keep up on discussions. 
However, several months ago there were ample amount of folks here insisting...

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

I was born and raised in CA. It's so heartbreaking to see what is happening to it.  A recent poll says that 46% of the people plan on leaving the bay area. Let's do our own poll (FOR CALIFORNIANS or those that recentl...

Hello, What have you done what do you prefer? What are the pros and cons of both? Have you guys bought real estate (multifamily or single family) in cash and rented them until you saved up for your next investment to...

Hey Biggerpockets!My partner and I just completed our first BRRRR and we are so STOKED and THANKFUL for the education we have received from this website. I am writing a summary of this report in the hopes that someone...

I have heard from people on these boards that I can expect the operating expenses of the house I purchase to rent out would be about 50% of what I can get for it monthly. I could be misunderstanding it, but how is th...

On a vacation to Whistler this past week I managed to read Rich Dad, Poor Dad (in between shredding the slopes) and thought that it was an interesting read. The concept of the rich buy assets versus buying liabilit...

Something I remember reading in Josh Dorkin's book, about economic cycles, is that one sign you're in the Peak Phase of a real estate market is that there are real estate gurus everywhere.I can't stop seeing this now....