Hi,I'm new to biggerpockets and investing in the US. I'm Canadian. I've bought and flipped 1 house in the Chicago area. Crossing the boarder was an issue every time.Does anyone know if I require a visa of any sort in ...

Hello All,What are some opportunities you are aware that will allow you to gain construction experience by volunteering your time? I've previously seen someone mention signing up for Habitat for Humanity. Any other id...

-- Real Estate Update --
Here's the latest real estate market report for May 2023 (single family homes) :
Median Sales Price : $445,000 (April: $438,950)New Listings : 1,710 (April:1,621)Median Days on Market Until ...

I am closing on two properties with two different mortgage companies and both are demanding my bank account numbers!
I have 8 properties and never had to do this on previous mortgages. Is this a standard demand now?

Is there a way to find hard money lenders that are not family for free? I've been looking around and found 2 websites that allow you to, but you have to fill out an aplication with them. I did that, but I really wa...

RESCUING THE BAIL-OUT (a RE Professional Perspective)
An opposition to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
By Fred Ashley

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, or Bailout Plan is a law authorizing th...

I started reading Bigger Pockets as part of research that I'm doing for an upcoming book, but have been so inspired by what I've read, that I want to get involved as an investor myself. I've got some capital to spend,...

This post was seven years in the making. My intention is not to boast but to inspire and share the significant impact that BiggerPockets, especially Joshua Dorkin and Brandon Turner, have had on my life.

I first en...

Ghost Buildings of 1929
By CHRISTOPHER GRAY

ALL over New York, projects that broke ground with irrational exuberance are topping out in uncertain conclusion. But others that are only in the planning stages have gone ...

I've heard and read varying opinions of the job Bernanke has played during our financial crisis .... TIME magazine picked him for the following reason:

But the main reason Ben Shalom Bernanke is TIME's Person of th...