Mark F.
Things you've learned not in RE books or podcast?
May have been done before, but what are some things you've learned over the years you never hear about in real estate podcast or books? I've got a few.This helped me just starting out but moving the mortgage payment d...
Nicholas DeLouisa Jr
New to everything ... sort of - long island, NY
Hello everyone!So I've been a member going on four years now. Never even filled out my profile until recently. I always had an interest in real estate, but at the time that I joined I was looking around for differe...
Nicholas Bolcon
Huge Potential Tax Increase, West Warwick RI
Are there any investors in West Warwick, RI that just received their new property evaluation? I bought a duplex in December and just got a notice about the new assessed value. They doubled the assessed value on the ...
Peter Kush
4Plex in Milwaukee
Hi BiggerPockets. I came across this forum recently, and now am going through the podcasts and trying to keep up to date on all the forum posts.A little about me: worked as a financial analyst in a small (3000 units) ...
Chris Harrington
How a foreclosed 4-plex turned into 43 units!
We have been investing for a number of years in KC and I have followed many of the success stories here on BP and thought I would contribute one of ours. Its quite long but I hope instructive.In late winter 2010 my p...
Stuart Grazier
Buy or rent at an expensive duty station?
I'm curious what people's thoughts are on this topic. As an active military member, do you choose to buy or rent when you PCS to an expensive duty station? And why do you choose that option? Let's use San Diego (since...
Amy Hatcher
Is the hot air finally leaking out of the balloon?
As the saying goes, what goes up, must come down. I’ve noticed houses are staying on the market longer and longer, and prices are being reduced in response. Does this mean the boom is over and we should be preparing f...
Frank K.
Brutal feedback by smart real estate people needed
Hello Everyone, I am a huge bigger pockets fan, yet have been in the quiet observation mode for many years. A recent real estate issue popped up, which I thought would be properly vetted through such a great real esta...
Melanie Cannon
First investment advice
I am a single mom to a toddler who recently sold our condo in North Vancouver to rent something bigger with backyard access. I'm worried about leaving the sale equity doing nothing for too long and eventually getting ...
Jonathan Wilson
Penciling out rentals
Hey,
I want to buy and hold rental properties. My primary motivation is to own cashflow. My stocks are broad index funds, and they do not return much in the form of dividends (I know, it's more tax efficient). We r...