Affordability is one of the biggest challenges in today’s housing market.

I believe smaller, more dense units are part of the solution:
1) Buyers can only afford smaller homes in today’s economy.

2) Denser unit...

I was stunned when our family friend told me that she would contribute $100 K in cash towards my purchase of a $250,000 Duplex at Tinley Park, Il. I already made an offer on this Duplex and waiting for the Seller's ba...

Being in a low yield area and confined to a daily job (low yield requires job) brings desire for out of town property. As best as I can gather buy and hold partnerships are problematic.

As an out of state investor w...

So I have a few rants that I would like to share. I feel like I can move on after sitting on the BP chair and talk about it.Story 1 - 22 unit complex in Houston TXSo I purchased a 48 unit complex about a year ago for ...

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I have a renter lined up for my first rental property. At the beginning of January during the screening process, we spoke with current landlord and he gave a very positive recommendation for this tenant -...

I recently received a call from someone about a house I have for rent. The call was from another state. In the past, I didn't receive many out of state calls because people were leaving Michigan by the truckload and f...

Hi All,I'm still debating investing in my home market of the Bay Area, CA, or doing a STR in Maui. Despite preferring to invest locally, I originally ruled out the Bay Area simply because I didn't think I could get so...

Greetings BPI have been looking at AIRBNB.  Has anyone been able to scale an AIRBNB business?  There has been a lot of chatter on BP about it.  I am interested in hearing from anyone whose is doing it in scale and mak...

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As the title says, I've just started learning about real estate investing this year by reading books, which led me to the BiggerPockets forums.  To be more precise, I'm located in Oconomowoc, Wisconsi...

I called the listing agent on a foreclosure listed at $35k. I told her I'd make an offer (not at $35k). Mine was significantly lower.She told me she'd e-mail me the documents to e-sign. She had everything filled out (...