Anyone who has been looking in Salt Lake City and surrounding lately know that we have a crazy market right now. With Ogden and Salt Lake making the top 5 in the Nation for real estate its become increasingly difficul...

Hi Everyone - I'm about to start a new flip and we are trying a new general contractor. It is a fairly large job according to my standards (over $90,000).We are in the midst of getting the contractor agreement in plac...

I'm doing a 1031 exchange in 2017 and I'm going to hold back some cash. I'm thinking about seeking a joint venture partner for flips. They oversee most of the work and I could bring 200k, maybe more, to the table. I w...

I just finished watching The Big Short, a movie about the real estate bubble.  I enjoyed the information in the movie but I was very let down by the fact that they never acknowledged the fact that subprime mortgages w...

I am currently selling my house, and I have a 5% commission on it.  My realtor says that maybe I am not getting as many people coming or an offer because of my commission percentage.  In you experience, do you think i...

Hey BP I have been thinking a lot about the issue of depreciation on rental properties and what happens when you sell one after a long time without use of a 1031. I guess I have been thinking about a property that is ...

Hi everybody :) ..... I currently own a 15 unit building and am currently seeking more properties. Since I didn't use any outside investors on my first one, I'm looking for some feedback on the next purchases. I hav...

Hello Biggerpockets friends,

I invest in rural areas in the south and while looking for properties this weekend I was presented with a unique opportunity. A long time investor is getting older and is unloadin...

I've been interviewing new CFPs and other investment advisers and they only want to create for me a portfolio of stocks, bonds, retirement cash, and bank accounts to produce a return of 6% or more.  I can do that myse...