Pedro Torres
Cash vs Financing on low cost properties?
Hello everyone, I'm looking into buying my first property. Currently I have 25k in cash (with 2k added each month from my 9-5 job) and was looking to buy in the east (Milwaukee, Cleveland, or Detroit areas), because o...
Madeline J.
Ethically investing in poorer urban areas
For a few months I've been learning about how to use my unused income from a full-time job to invest in real estate and have been reading lots of books like Hold: How to Find, Buy and Rent Houses for Wealth, Brandon T...
Andrew Neal
How many investors went straight into Multi Family?
I am curious how many investors went straight into multi family or even quickly into MF?What were your reasons for doing so?What did your first deal look like?
Jason Nguyen
Which strategy works best for the current market condition?
As you may have known, interest rate went up a lot recently and that forced the majority of retail buyers out of the game. Therefore, flipping takes longer to sell or may need to go down in prices if on market too lon...
Jay Hinrichs
Rent control sweeping the nation ?
Seems like Rent control in some form or fashion Is gaining a lot of traction around the US.. Oregon just passed state wide.Washington some new rules.. California of course has had rent control in many cities for deca...
Steve S.
Where are the real investors? Any one know?... Bueller... Bueller
BiggerPockets for a long time was a great place where investors could meet and exchange information and work together. Over the past year I have noticed a trend of a lot more newbies coming in just looking for informa...
Phil Sharp
Buy-and-hold philosophies: Cash flow vs Appreciation
On some other threads, there seems to be an underlying debate or difference in philosophy around buy-and-hold investment strategy: In one camp, the goal is to invest in high appreciation areas, even though they are h...
CJ M.
Kids throwing rocks at windows nearly everyday. Won't stop.
Sorry for the lengthy post, but I've run into something I haven't had to deal with in the past. Not sure if there's much else I can do, but wanted to post what's going on here to see if I'm missing anything.About a mo...
Mindy Jensen
FAQ Forum Question: Should I Get My Real Estate License?
Hello BiggerPocketeers!In an effort to clean up the forums, we're creating an FAQ Forum, where the most-asked questions will be prominently featured, along with some really great answers.I need your help!Please take a...
Jimmy S.
Would you rent to a section 8?
Long story short I never dealt with section 8.
She is a single mom with 5 kids, yes 5 kids. Right away I can see the kids damaging everything. Rent is $1050 a month and section 8 will pay for $800+ each mon...