I have a lot of residential market data for California and recently put this together, quite shocking!Developer #1 & #2 are competitors who both buy projects at a 20% estimated return level. They do the same fix &...

I thought I would throw out a topic for discussion....Tell me about the process that you go through to screen tenants.

We get a lot of this, and sometimes, it really does baffle me. As my profile says, I'm an affordable-housing handyman landlord running a small outfit out here in Pittsburgh and doing what I do is NOT EASY. It's signif...

Not trying to be provocative here, but many seasoned real estate investors and seasoned real estate brokers/associate brokers hate wholesalers.Not just for breaking the law, acting as an agent for a fee, without being...

The role of the Appraiser is an odd one: Way too much art (opinions) and way too little science (data-analytics), with way, way, way too little accountability. While the world embraces tech tools to automate workflow...

I find myself browsing these forums less and less as times passes. Biggerpockets is such a machine now and while there is lots of useful advice, it's primarily aimed at newbies (who can't use the search function mind ...

I've seen it on both sides so lets settle this here and now.*Slides weapons across the floor*  One side says if you offer them options of what you're planning on doing that keeps you in the clear.  Something like "Buy...

Is anyone out there seeing cash flow with single family home investing? Are we ignorant to avoid cash-flowing multi-family properties? Hi Everyone!  My husband and I are newbies to real estate investing and we are tr...

Hello BiggerPockets family!Well, it's official. After a lengthy process, I have finally put my first personal residence under contract. It is a 4-unit apartment building, which will allow me to utilize FHA 203k financ...

My wife and I have gone around and around on different approaches to get into real estate investing. So today she shows me the We Buy Ugly Houses franchise. It's 50k to get a franchise and what you get is 2weeks trai...