I've brought this up before. About a year ago I was looking at apartments in Las Vegas to purchase, but most of the replies I got were that the market is too pessimistic.

I was looking to buy and hold for 5-10+ ye...

Through conversations with a few investors and investor brokers, I am getting the thought that as a wholesaler, it's best to find properties that either have not hit the mls yet and or have just hit the mls for no mor...

I want to buy some rentals and hold and get the cash flow from the properties and im confused how to go about this. I was reading the Cashflow vs Appreciation thread for the longest and assumed that i can buy some che...

Hello Everyone,Brand new to BiggerPockets and REI in general but very eager to meet like minded people and am hungry to learn and get into it. I'm relatively new to Florida, having moved here from the NY/NJ area abou...

Does a college degree help? Should I major in Finance or Real Estate? Both? Or is real life experience better for learning how to invest in real estate? My goal is to do this full time. What is the average time span f...

Understanding a Mortgage Appraisal - Part 1

The first thing to understand is appraisals are not all the same or equal. In fact, each appraisal is unique to the needs of the specific client.
Mortgage Appraisals are...

So, 3 weeks ago, I found a house on the MLS listed for $74k, I made an cash offer on a short sale and it was accepted by the seller. Today, I got a phone call from my agent saying that GMAC negotiator wants $90k for ...

I am a senior in high school and I am wondering if taking a gap year and working 50-60 hours a week to get some starting capital is something to consider. I am wondering if I should do that or try to get through commu...

Perhaps I'm being overly ambitious by taking a leaf out of @Brandon Turner 's book and throwing "The Ultimate Guide" in the title, but my goal is to create a comprehensive point of reference for investors looking to u...

Had breakfast with a close friend of mine this morning and I explained that my goal was to eventually have minimum of $5,000 month coming in (after taxes) from rentals in low income / working class neighborhoods.  And...