Hello Bigger Pockets! I live in the Bay Area and I'm looking to move out of my parent's place soon. I've saved about 2 years of wages, roughly 120k, and for my first step into real estate investing, I've been thinking...

Don't blame everything on interest rates - It's because wages haven't kept pace
My wife and I bought our first house in Seattle in 1986 for $78,000. It was in a safe, desired neighborhood, post card view of downtown,...

So, there's this house that has been deeply discounted about $100,000 off its original listing price. Just last month there were 3 armed robberies next door to that house on a street with businesses. There have been m...

Hello BP!I am a newbie investor, and long time BP Lurker. I have been interested in real estate for years, and thanks to a random influx of cash I am now finally ready to get started with my first property. My plan is...

Hi! I'm a new investor. I own 3 properties. One is a STR in Joshua Tree, second is a cabin near Sequoia, and the third is a vacant lot in JT that I have listed for sale. I am interested in out of state investing (long...

Reading Ray Dalio's book makes me contemplate some more about where real estate is heading. Looking back at the last 15 years everything seems so predictable. New housing starts grew year over year and well exceeded l...

I keep thinking to myself the following statements: "Somebody else out there already scooped up all the great bargains."; "There's no more income to be generated."; "I won't be able to rent it out."; and "I'll default...

What do you think?
We're waiting to see how it affects the tenants in our houses and those whose notes we hold.
https://www.ocregister.com/2020/03/24/l-a-billionaire-coronavirus-puts-real-estate-on-brink-of-collapse/

November 2022 Housing Market Update for Austin, TX MSA

November 2022 statistics have been released for the Central Texas Housing market. There was a slight decrease in median sales price from the preceding month an...

There is a property that the owner owes 133K, and wants 191K. ARV is 238K. I want to get this house under a 1st lien HELOC. I wanted to use hard money to get the property quickly, and then get the HELOC to secure the ...