Know Thy Cap Rate: The illusive obvious.For some reason cap rates seem to be the most misunderstood term (ratio actually) in all of real estate. I often get asked by new investors what a cap rate is and what does it...

Five years ago I began my journey as a real estate investor.  Since then I have also branched out into other assets such as angel investing, note investing, and fund investing.  In comparing common "real estate dogma"...

Hi Everyone,This is my first post on BiggerPockets.Can anyone point me to an article/video/resource that will teach me how to select the best city/state to buy rental property in and factors that I should consider whe...

This recent article in Forbes argues that Data proves REITs are better than buying real estate: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcprosser/2017/07/1...I've been following Bigger Pockets and planning to buy my first rent...

Yesterday during the conversation with my investor, I was asked where I think the real estate market in Philly is going in this special time where people are afraid that the pandemic is going to kill their investment....

Hey, trying to get my head around the new REI tax laws and I've got a bunch of questions.  I've looked into hiring a firm to help but they are thousands and thousands and I don't even know what I need until I get some...

October 2022 Housing Market Update for Austin, TX MSA

October 2022 statistics have been released for the Central Texas Housing market. There was a slight increase in median sales price from the preceding month and ...

I am trying to find a study with data on the operating expense ratio for residential real estate, and hopefully something that applies to my area. I want to use the data to prove this ratio to my real estate agent. He...

This is my first attempt at making a quarterly report for the city of Madison, WI. I'll be posting one at the end of every quarter for the foreseeable future, so PLEASE LEAVE ME YOUR FEEDBACK so I can continually impr...

Hey guys,

I'm obviously new here but I have a few questions. Any advice/guidance would be appreciated (even if it's simply "go read this site").

I'll go from easy to hard:
- Am I correct in assuming that I would fin...