Hello BP,I am ready to take the plunge into a turnkey property. I live in NYC and am just simply priced out of my own area. I am looking into Memphis currently and am looking primarily looking for strong cash flow wit...

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...

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) ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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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...

How would you guys calculate an expected number for ongoing repairs and maintenance on an old, lower-income type property?

Specifically, I'm looking at a 9-unit building that is about 100 years old and has gross inco...