Recently, I ran into this infographic. Very interesting predictions from Fannie, Wells and the MBA. If the forecasts are accurate, we are around the corner from another hot market with rates set to drop almost two per...

Hey BP!I just wanted to share some super exciting news with you guys! I started Real Estate Investing at the end of Dec, 2015 and joined Bigger Pockets around the same time.  While working a Full Time job as a Wells F...

Does anyone know of or have any thoughts on finding properties with high cap rates in Colorado?

Hello Bigger Pockets, First Post! Thanks for such a wonderful resource!Question: Is buying a house at retail really that undesirable?I’m speaking in the context of buying a house for long term rental income, not flipp...

I'm a broker in the Fort Bragg area in North Carolina.  It's an opportune area for investing and we've seen out of state owners bringing more money in over the last few years.  Particularly, people go crazy over multi...

Gold broke the $1000 an ounce barrier last week and is zooming up over $1100 as I write this. It seems to me that the money that the Fed's loose monetary policy is going to come home to roost. If I recall the 1970's a...

Just starting out in Illinois from what we have figured out so far I think setting up an LLC is best and pretty simple. Thoughts?

Hi all,At the risk of having analysis paralysis, I've been having a lot of fun culling US Census data from the past 10-15 years and assessing markets by the hard numbers.I'm about to do a big data pull (which is time-...

I'm a physician with a fairly high W2 income (and thus high tax liability). I've wanted to get into real estate for a while as a means of diversifying my assets and reducing some of my tax liability. I'm facing a $280...

For the first option, I anticipate paying a higher interest rate, but I believe there may be fewer competitors in the market presently, potentially leading to good deals. Additionally, I assume housing prices are to r...