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Hello Bigger Pockets Community!I’m a newer investor in San Diego and am looking to network and develop a team to put together deals. I’ve been sitting back reading this site for a while and see that several of us (es...
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I think that the market has been spiraling into recession well over the last three or four quarters. Technically, I believe we are in a recession now but the media is keeping it quiet. The holiday shopping,GDP decreas...
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So with interest rates sure to rise and inflation well on the way, what’s your strategy? Pay down loans? Save up for the next drop? Just curious.
Personally I’ve tried to lock in interest rates as much as possibly a...
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Hi Everyone ,Let me first introduce myself to the community.My name in Kenrick from Aruba(the caribbean), I am a young entrepreneur on the island also involved in real estate.In this discussion I will elaborate more a...
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Investors,I was reading about these new Opportunity Zones that are being established as part of the Tax Cut and Jobs Acts. I wanted to start a thread that starts the speculation of potential investment opporunity poss...
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Hi Everybody, I'm looking for some ideas/advice and wondering "what would you do" if you were in my position. This is for fun but I'm seriously looking at hitting the reset button for the next chapter of my life and I...
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It seems like this crises might be over soon, but that doesn't mean anything will return to normal. In fact there are major changes ahead and the chances of a massive Depression are extremely high. In this post I will...
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Are there any “need to read” books that you would suggest I read before making my first deal? I have some time before my first deal as I’m only a senior in high school but Ive always taken interest in real estate and ...
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As you may have heard, today Fed annouced QE3 of 40B per month (i.e. printing press) with no end in sight. Precious metals soared instantly along with the stock market. I wonder what it means to the real estate market...
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Hope this question is where it supposed to be.I have 8 propertys, 5 of which have loans.All total they clear about $7000 a month.I have a small side business and my wife is a killer realtor earning us an additional $1...