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I'm looking for some advice on the type of loan I should use for my first buy-and-hold rental. I've saved up a chunk of funds, maximized my credit score, and paid off a substantial amo...

Hi, I am located in the Bay Area and looking into an investment property in Austin or the surrounding areas. I have talked to a few realtors and am getting conflicting information on which areas have the best potentia...

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I have been following Bigger Pockets for awhile now, I have been watching the market for a little over a year, and am ready to own again. I have been a renter for the last 10 years and my current landlord is doin...

As far as I know, every fiat currency has fallen since Julius Caesar invented the first. The "Apocalypse thread" reminded me of a question I have been wondering about for a long time.

This is the digital age and curr...

15% decline in cooper & lumber, key components of housing

June housing starts dropped 9.9% in June

Housing permits dropped 7.5%

25% of the housing buyers are investors/institutions

Job creation is flat

Mortga...

Chase requires new home buyers to put 20% down and have a 700 FICO. I believe the national average is around 7% for first time home buyers. What I don't understand is they still offer their DreamMaker loan with 3% dow...

I’ve put together a 5-step process that I use to raise capital in a volatile market. I’m sharing it with you in the hope that it will help you raise the capital you need for your next deal. Feel free to share your bes...

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." - Mark Twain

I ran across this collection of charts about the U.S. housing market and have drawn my own conclusions but I’m lo...

Hi BiggerPockets community,I want to share some insight on the growing industry of Coliving. It is a model which is answering a number of market demands both from the tenant and landlord side. The post is a bit longer...

Hey BP community!

I own a few units in Cleveland and live in San Francisco. I was rather young for the 2008 crash so I don’t have the hands on experience in a down market.

What is the realistic downside of a marke...