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State of the Union for 2018
Those that have been doing this a while, how do you feel about the current environment?
There’s a flood of new people (including me) coming into the market and from talking to people in this for a while and reading, ...
Michael Salamone
I wonder if Brandon Turner felt like this
So lately I've been going through this ugly process of removing a tenant from my property. This is my first property I am house hacking, and I am very new and young to this. This whole process has been emotionally dra...
Travis Hewlett
BRRRR Strategy with a Niche - Oversize Garage/Shop
Hey BP,I wanted to share a deal we just closed on, in a market where cashflow is very tight and hard to find. The deal is in Calgary Alberta, which is currently a buyers market, but still hard to find good cashflowing...
Jacob Lapp
Good time to get in the stock market?
For us real estate investors this is a good time to have rental properties while we watch others portfolios crash with the stock market.Other than a moderately safe mutual fund I contribute to monthly and my 401k, I a...
Joseph Gozlan
The 3 types of investors in this market
Yet another month with declining home sales (9th in a row).
While home buyers are definitely hurting, we continue to see 3 kinds of investors:
1) The optimist - they keep buying, haven’t changed a strategy, take in...
Sasha Fukuda
What would you do if you were me?
Hey, so I've recently discovered biggerpockets. My financial situation is pretty unusual. I have a good credit score, family members with some money, $200,000 in stocks, bonds, and crypto, and i've started saving betw...
Geoffrey Murphy
"Rebuilding America" What would you do?
Morning guys,
I have a question to all my fellow BP members. I could not find the thread for some reason so i figured lets construct a new one.
If you were to rebuild this country. What would you get rid of first to...
Rich Weese
How many think the worst is over? Part 2.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38277180/ns/business-consumer_news/
A couple days ago I posted the same topic. The above article is an article that discusses possible deflation and recession for the U.S. There are a lot ...
Ben Leybovich
Does Real Estate Create Wealth...really?
The 2 basic reasons we buy real estate, according to conventional wisdom, are: 1.To protect buying power2.To increase buying powerHowever, it has been well documented that RE does not outpace inflation. Check out this...
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The Real Risk you Might be Missing
A common question I see on the forums relates to where we are in the real estate cycle and whether or not now is a good time to invest. You should absolutely keep looking to buy, but do it eyes wide open with a full u...