When we purchased our 3 unit bldg together (newly married) in 2006, there not yet any red flags of the pending housing crash that reared its ugly head that very same fall.  Some say 2008 but this part is not impt to t...

For buy and hold investors out there, how do you guys think about appreciation and how do you factor it in to your buying and selling decisions, if at all? What key factors do you use to measure the potential for appr...

I've been on the Dave Ramsey bandwagon for the last several years. His advice definitely worked to get us out of debt and allow us to save a pile of cash. But as I look to get more into real estate investing, there's ...

Hi everyone, new to Bigger Pockets. I decided to join the forums after listening to awesome podcasts over the years by Brandon Turner and Joshua Dorkin.I am interested in investing in wind farm/windmill farm and was u...

Hello BP!  I'm Neal in Winder,ga.  I just wanted to say hello as a new kid on the block.  I've been reading some past forums and watching podcasts, and wanted to thank all of you for all that has been done.  It's very...

I'm a BP member for couple of years already, but I have not taking any action yet. Now I want to start. I'm looking to buy a fixer-upper in the Winder, GA area because that's where I live. Agents, or anyone has info a...

Well the uber doom-and-gloomers have been decidedly reticent of late. This changed recently in the blog arena. Changes in purchasing patterns of bonds later this year seem to have everyone in a tizzy now.

I renew...

It has been agressively stated here on BP that operating expenses average 50% of gross rents. I have posted many times that while that may be true with some properties, it is not accurate or appropriate to use this pe...

Good morning! We just bought a brand-new rental property out in Winder (ENE of Atlanta, about halfway towards Athens), and it's our first foray into being landlords! Everything out there seems to be growing. In fact, ...

I am not sure there is really a good thread here in BP which address this question.  I know there are many blogs but those do not provide expanded conversations around the idea, IMO.  If you are a seasoned, new or pot...