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Welcome to our question of the week! We are talking about goal setting, because that can apply to any point in your journey as an investor. At BiggerPockets, you may have heard the mention of a BHAG (big, hairy, audac...
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I think there is a pretty easy way to lower prices of housing to some extent.. And that is to do away with Mortgage Broker and have all home loans orignated by the direct lender/ Banks..
I personally bought a home i...
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A week ago, I wrote an article explaining how the millennial generation (myself included) could creatively finance a down payment for their first property. What was intended to be an informational article on BiggerPoc...
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I know what I do/have done, but I'm curious to hear how some of you handle introducing yourselves to tenants inherited via purchase. Do you send letters? Call? Knock on the door? Or all of these. Please share, thanks!
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Hi All,My husband and I are in beautiful Oaxaca, Mexico and are currently in the process of buying a home. Here's the details:It's a 3 x 2 home, in a beautiful neighborhood called La Cascada about 15 minutes walking f...
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I did a quick search and did not see anything recent that matches this. If someone knows of a good thread, drop a link here.Otherwise, lets discuss what people do to negotiate PGs. What is considered normal or accepta...
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We are buy and hold investors...invested in Las Vegas, 5 homes, before the boom and pop, and are holding the homes as they are positive cash flow. Next, we discovered a suburb of Houston, TX with newer homes, masterp...
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Hi All:
I am new to Bigger Pockets. My husband and I placed a contract on a short sale (investment property) in August expecting it to take at least 6 months, but the process moved quicker than expected and we are c...