I have been thinking a lot about Cap rates lately and what they really signal. I know that higher cap rates mean more ROI cash on cash and contracting Cap rates mean less of a return. That being said wouldn’t shrinkin...

Hello everyone, first of all i want to apologize for the unprofesional and incomplete profile. I'm brand new to bigger pockets altogether and registered an account in a hurry.  I promise, im more handsome than the bla...

Real Estate Developer & Licensed Agent.I'm very happy to be one of the biggerPocket new subscribers. After a fulfilling banking career, a 7 year experience as an independent businessperson in Benin (West Africa), ...

Is anyone using a surety bond for security deposits? As the property count grows and the deposits reach in the 10's of thousands, it seems like poor cashflow management to have all the cash just sitting in a separate ...

I am about 15 years away from retirement and would love to be mortgage free when I retire. I would like to buy and move into my retirement home now if possible. Question, does it make sense to use my 401k money so tha...

Hello!I'm buying a house from sellers post-foreclosure during the redemption phase.  We're scheduled to close tomorrow. We've got the settlement statement from the title agent. We've arranged for funds to pay for the ...

As a new landlord, is it better to have month to month leases or the longer terms ?

I was thinking once my diferente tenants lease is up this month I can just keep it at month to month for the next tenants in case I...

Hi everyone, just a quick question when you have a seller under contract for a wholesale assignment. When I put down earnest money deposit and if I back out or can’t fulfill it I lose the deposit that’s my consequence...

Hello BP,
Newbie RE investor here, looking to move into the multi-family space.
We are running into certain scenarios in which purchasing properties through VA financing is made difficult because the seller cannot ...

My name is Alec and I am a newbie real estate investor and I plan on going to a meetup soon and was wondering what all I should bring and questions to ask.I know that I need to go into the meetup with a specific goal ...