Good afternoon Bigger Pockets Community!

I am looking to buy my first property. For now, it will be used as a primary residence, but I have plans to rent it out in the future.

I am 22, and I just moved to the San F...

Hi BP Community!I am eager to get started on locking in my first investment property and have questions on what my best approach would be.I own my home and have been making slow improvements to it over the last year I...

This seems to be a widely held mantra here.  If you buy in a high appreciation market, you're not investing, you are speculating.  That's not something I have ever heard here in Hawaii.  Probably because it's not true...

Ok, here's the situation.  I own a 3/2 free and clear in an up and coming hipster market.  I had a tenant buyer in the place but he defaulted on the taxes. The only debt I have on the property is the 30k I had to pay ...

if there is no positive cashflow expected by renting single family home here in bay area, (as property tax, mortgage and competition etc too high )what can be done to increase rental value of the home without increas...

There is a bill proposed by Chris Ward district 78 called the California Housing Speculation Act that proposes charging a 25% additional tax (an income surtax) on the profit (above the regular tax collected on the pro...

My wife and I are interested in purchasing rental properties on a buy-and-hold basis when we settle down in Northern California in about 9-10 years. She is currently a medical student and obligated to serve 8 years in...

Hi all,
Long term BP member but infrequent poster. I currently rent in SF (SoMa) but starting to consider a MF purchase in Q1 using a FHA loan. The idea would be to move into one unit while renting the other(s). I do...

Hi everyone.  Advice needed.  Looking to purchase either some SFR or multi family properties, but not sure where.  Browsing the internet, every site and every blog has their opinion of the best places to buy and every...

Hi BP veterans,

My buddy and I were fortunate enough and bought a couple of handful properties in the San Francisco Bay Area in the recent years. Since they have appreciated substantially, we're thinking of 1031 som...