This year we started keeping metrics on everything we do as a Property Management company.  While we have always done avg time on market to lease a home and vacancy rate, we are taking it a step further to segregate t...

Hello all,Not sure if this should go into Personal Finance or not. Anyway, question is as stated - does your hard money loan count negatively towards your DTI ratio?  I am wondering specifically in the context of if y...

I have a guy wanting some cash. He proposed the following:1.We get blanket loan of $150,000 - $200,000, net out 2 pts up front, 12% interest from day received at title2.Money is in title company and interest starts da...

Hi all - I am looking to get started with my first investment property. I have consumed so much information in the last 1-2 years and I am ready to stop the information gathering and get my first property. Since I don...

Are we as a world going to survive this current economic crisis? Will all this turmoil lead to more declines and eventually Anarchy?? Share your opinions.

Over the past few weeks a good friend of mine and I have discussed the potential of starting to invest in multifamily properties together. Both he and I have dabbled in rentals alone in the past, transitioning former ...

Hello everyone!My name is Michael and I'm a 24 year old graduate from The Ohio State University with a passion for entrepreneurship. I currently work as a project lead for a quickly growing startup in the Cleveland, O...

I’ve been thinking for a while, how do you think commercial real estate will be impacted by the transition into a more virtual world? For example, will commercial real estate still be in high demand for years to come ...

The latest episode of The BiggerPockets Money Podcast is now live! Today, we chat with Rosemarie Groner from The Busy Budgeter. Rosemarie Groner was a state trooper—a good, recession-proof position. But chronic disorg...

Hi all, I've been reading a lot of posts going back a couple of years on student debt and REI. There are many opinions and I find that each situation is different based on age, job and where someone is in their life. ...