Hello BP,I recently came across some derelict properties in the Delridge neighborhood of Seattle and was able to (with the help of the owner of a nearby shop) track down the owner, who said that they were actually sel...

Hi guys,I am new here and I am interested in buying a second property (first buy and hold property) and in my area I see a lot of condos that are $60k and under (movie in ready) that have market rents of $1000 and up....

Hello, I'm curious about the advantages and disadvantages of paying off my investment property.  I currently have enough savings to pay off one of my investments (which has a 15 year loan) completely.  On a monthly ba...

Hello,I would like people's opinions on whether home warranties are beneficial or not? I have had OneGuard for the past year and had a pretty poor experience. They either do not cover the item that needs to be fixed o...

I have a dilemma. This is my first post in Bigger pockets. S&P 500 index fund has given a historical AAR (Average Annual Return) of 10 % in the last 60 years and 14.5% AAR in the last 15 years as of today. The AAR...

If you could go back in time, to the start of your investment journey, what would you tell your younger self?  Anything that you wish you would have known when you first got into real estate? 

I am debating if I should sell my current home, realized strong growth in equity in the past 1.75 years of owning it, amounting to $230,000 - $380,000 (low sell / high sell - according to my thorough research). I woul...

I came across a 4 unit property listed at 189,000. It’s under contract but I saw a 7 unit for 555,000. The cap rate is 8.17. What amount down would you say should be ok? I know it’s commercial and banks look at the Re...

I stumbled upon this video about the Shemetah which is occurring in mid september of this year so I posted it.  It is a highly controversial conspiracy theory that the US is looking toward some kind of a financial mel...

The purpose of this post is not to ask a specific question or write about a specific situation/event, but rather to start a general discussion around the three alternative investments named above.Commerical MF: Divers...