Peter Tverdov
Why commercial over residential?
I have an opportunity approaching in 2017 to buy a small MXU building ($500-$600k). I am running the numbers and between the high insurance rate and the much higher interest rates with shorter amortization schedules, ...
Wade G.
Are SFHs worth keeping more than a few years
I have tried to figure this out but I get lost in the details. I have a couple of houses that I have had for over 10 years and a couple for only a few. I'm trying to figure out if its worth keeping them that long or...
Kevin G.
The Bay Area Market Is an Anomaly: Where SF Is Down 5.4% YTD, San Jose Soars 10%—Why?
Hello everyone,
I have been actively researching the real estate market in the Bay Area, which I feel isn't talked about much in this sub. I know that due to its extremely high barrier of entry and overall VHCOL (Ver...
Account Closed
Loan Approval, Owning Multiple Properties, and Real Talk
I'm hoping that someone sees this and can dive in with "real talk." I'm going to lay it out there, and as I'm learning through this initial start up process (and I'm a quick learner) that I'll be able to realistically...
Alicia Marks
Welcome new members for October!
If you've joined our BiggerPockets site in the last month, welcome! We are a thriving community of investors from primarily the US, but have international investors as well. Please take a second to introduce yourself,...
Marisa R.
Foreign Investor - How I turned $500K into $2M
Just thought I would provide an account of my journey since I started investing in US property market in 2011 and more recently Detroit. Perhaps this can provide some inspiration/feedback for any wannabe foreign inves...
David Song
Why to avoid < 50 k properties
If a house sells 50 k and rent for 1000, it meets 2% rule. But actually I think it is not necessarily a good investment.
Assuming SFR, 1500 sf, 3 be 2 ba, in small Midwest town. Move on ready. 30 years old. No renov...
Anne M.
Do you consider real estate a business or an investment?
We started looking into investing in US real estate a few weeks ago.We're looking to diversify our investment portfolio. Right now, it's all in the stock market (mostly index funds). Listening to the podcast, reading ...
Timothy Metra
New investor with $10,000... What would you do if you were me?
BP, what's up? The title is pretty straightforward to my situation. I have $10,000. How can I turn this into $1M overnight? Thanks!Okay, I'm only joking. If you're still reading, I'm assuming you're patient enough to ...
Jay Marks
New Landlord Wishing To Evict Existing Tenant....Help me out
Ok this sounds horrible but please read it all. I just bought my son and his wife a condo here in miami. My son is a trader, he's 27 years old and he was renting a unit for $6,500/month a big waste of money imo. He...