My question is pretty basic.  What are the main reasons why investing directly in real estate is a better idea than just investing in REITs.My understanding is that the rate of return on REITs is generally higher than...

Let’s say I have $1m and purchase 100 distressed, vacant, non-income producing properties for $10k each. Suppose each one is assessed for $20k each and I put all 100 properties on the market for $20k each. The total a...

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone has thoughts on the status of the Sacramento Real Estate market. I have several single family homes bought between 2009-2013 and and wondering if the market is topping and if it wo...

Can you guys and gals help me check out my CAP rate calculation and tell me if there is any thing I have forgotten?

Cap Rate is Net Operating Income divided by Property Cost or Value.

Net Operating Income=
+Revenu...

Hi Bigger Pockets fam!
I recently put a house under contract that would work for a decent wholesale fee. But now i'm thinking id rather fix it up myself and rent it. I left my W2 job 6 months ago to pursue real estat...

I was listening to the podcast where Josh and Brandon were talking about investing rules, the 2% rule seems rather unrealistic. Is anyone actually acheiving that?

Anyone else getting this question a lot lately?
When we buy notes at a discount our return far surpasses the rate of inflation. In 2020 the average rate of inflation was 1.2%. In the past 20 years the annual average...

I live in the Northern Virginia area where most of the properties have about a $3,000 a month mortgage.  My partner and I are looking to buy our first property soon and we plan to house hack it for a year.  I think ab...

Hello experts. Quick question. What is a realistic and reasonable cash on cash return rate? Thanks for your feedback.

I was approached with this concept recently. From my understanding, it sounds like you take out a life insurance policy and take out loans against it to fund your deals. I haven't heard it discussed on any of the Podc...