Hi all, So my wife has been a stay at home mom for the past 7 years. She's about to take the test to be a real estate agent in South Carolina. I have a good and steady day job (plus side gigs) along with one rental (p...

I listened to economist Diane Swonk from Chicago a bit this morning. She noted that new construction builders were not happy as they were not seeing the  margins they wanted for the demand they have been getting for n...

Hi Everyone,I'm a Rookie out-of-state investor looking to close on two SFH properties in the St. Louis, MO market. We're done with the inspection and the appraisal and the closing date is next week. We're inheriting t...

I came to Rochester NY in 1997 and at first never really envisioned myself settling in and making it home.  This is the same for most young professionals that are studying at the universities and is evident in the few...

This will be my very first real estate investment, and here are my goals: I’d like a multiplex in a decent area for a decent price. I am planning on using my VA Loan to buy a multiplex and rent out the unit(s) I am no...

Hey BP Nation,
I saw 2 forum threads asking where is the best place to buy MF.
I thought of this study.
It shows that by the year 2040, 8 states will have 50% of the population of the US.https://www.washingtonpost....

Hello Everyone!My name is Alfred Carrasquillo and I'm from the Antelope Valley in California. I just joined BiggerPockets a few days ago after finally deciding it's time to take action on this interest in real estate ...

Hey all,
I just wanted to say reading post on BP has been a great help. I've been working on buying a rental property for the past year (during college) and now that I have graduated and gotten a promotion at work I f...

I am an out of state military landlord with one rental. I have rented my property for the past five years with the same large multi-state brokerage with only one month of vacancy for repairs/clean up. During this time...

The housing market continue to vastly improve in the past year and is expected to improve in 2016, many experts agree. However, in this new housing landscape, some trends are emerging that homebuyers, brokers and real...