Wes Blackwell
Stockton: The Last Bastion of Housing Affordability in California
After my most recent post on Realtor.com projecting Stockton to be the #4 metro market in the nation in 2018, I've received the same question over and over and over again:"But WHY Stockton? What's so great about it? A...
Nick Wiswell
Newbie California investor looking to B&H out of state (Milwaukee?)
Hi everyone,I'm a mid-twenties engineer out of the SF Bay Area.I've been lurking the site for a few months as I've mulled the "Real Estate Option" - we're getting to that phase of the boom-bust cycle that I'm just not...
Giovanny Garcia
Should I do the full 20 years
Hello BP! I am an Active Duty Army Staff Sergeant (E-6) currently at 9 years 5 months Time In Service with 10 months left of Active Duty service. This will put me at exactly 10 years 2 months TIS. I am struggling w...
Joshua Dorkin
The Top 5 Landlord Mistakes
I'm looking to see if we could compile a list of the top 5 mistakes made by landlords. I'll throw out a few and hopefully we can come to some kind of consensus.
Note - to all who participate,...
John Jackson
Was this mortgage fraud?
A person owns a home in Washington, DC and has a mortgage on it. They relocate to Massachusetts. One month later, they refinance the DC home and get a new mortgage, claiming the DC property is still their primary re...
Allison Leung
Tell us how to improve BiggerPockets content!
Love the BiggerPockets Podcast? Watch Real Estate Ride Along every week on our YouTube channel? Wish our blog covered the BRRRR strategy more often? (Wait, is that possible?)We want to hear what YOU think about Bigger...
Philip Hy
Are buy and hold's really making money? Big picture question
I'm wondering if we're really making money. Not a rhetorical question, but would like genuine feedback. Here's the scenario. I want to live off of cash flow so I buy a lot of SFR. I then currently make about 550 cash ...
Frank Patalano
So what's holding you back?
When I help new investors with buying their first property I often want to know what is holding them back from pulling the trigger.So I'll ask here. What is holding you back?
Chris Piper
Wholesaling: How to start with no experience, knowledge, credit, or money
There are a lot of people who want to start investing in real estate, but don't know where to start. Wholesaling is by far the best way to get started. It requires no training, knowledge, cash, credit, or experienc...
Juan Rango
Rental properties seem worse than traditional investments
As an excited newbie, I have very little experience in real estate investing so at a meeting with my financial planner I asked about house hacking as a busy professional and he stated it would be a bad idea. This too...