I've only been buying and renting SFRs for just under 2 years, but so far the experience has been pretty good. I've been able to acquire several properties with an average unlevered yield of 8%. That's based on t...

I am currently selling my house, and I have a 5% commission on it.  My realtor says that maybe I am not getting as many people coming or an offer because of my commission percentage.  In you experience, do you think i...

I got a lot of value from Michael L's ongoing post about his experience with Elite in Chicago, so I thought I'd replicate that for others. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/16...I live in Southern Califo...

The latest one for me is my rehab contractor disappearing for 5 days.  He finally returned my calls today and said a family member out of state had tree fall on their roof.  He went to help fix it.But I find I stress ...

CoVid will have a huge impact on the economy. Federal rate cuts and job losses are already being felt.I expect this to have a domino effect on the real estate market within a few months. With foreclosures expected to ...

Over the last week (man how fast the world can change!) I've had clients and fellow investors and agents reach out to ask questions on the market. I share what I know and often learn tidbits from them.
It's been a gr...

My husband and I work good W2 jobs in construction (me in project management, he is a carpenter). We love real estate and want to have more rentals in our area of rural Seattle Skagit County. We have one rental house ...

Good Evening All-I have been scoping Bigger Pockets out for a little over a year (stumbled upon it while searching about real estate) and have been a little self-conscious about asking questions.  No one wants to soun...

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