Phil Sharp
Buy-and-hold strategies in high priced areas
I have lived in the San Francisco bay area for the last 15 or so years, and am anxious to start doing some buy-and-hold investing. However, it seems that price-to-rent ratios are solidly over 30 in my area, and gener...
James Tedrow
Joe Biden wants to trash the 1031 exchange
What do you all think about Joe Biden's tax plan and the elimination of the 1031 exchange?Moderator Note: This post turned into a political discussion, which is not allowed per our rules. This thread has been locked. ...
Nathan Gesner
Small Landlords are choosing to sell
More Landlords are choosing to sell, and I can't blame them.https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/2...
Tomasz Banas
Bank's unethical techniques - what to do?
I got one condo under contract (buy & hold). After receiving the condo questionnaire I found this condo is a non-warrantable. I was able to find a local bank by searching for properties that closed in the same com...
Rob Padilla
Guru's, Sean Terry's Flip2Freedom and the people who hate them
I've been learning from Bigger Pockets for about two months now. I find it is by far the best place to come for expert information on Real Estate and it seems that there is no question I have that hasn't been answered...
Eric Don
Deal 1: Self Storage Facility - Learn with me & offer support
First thing's first, I was laid off from my job and thinking of creative ways to support myself and escape the matrix. I have $400k in accessible cash looking to deploy towards real estate. I made another post and con...
John Stark
Cash Flow is king, right?
Seems like there are two methods which all the books, videos and articles put forth: Cash Flow and Appreciation.
Landlording seems to lend itself to the Cash Flow side of things, with possible returns several years d...
David Zheng
Retired at the Age of 28 with a Lambo :)
Hey BP!I just wanted to share some super exciting news with you guys! I started Real Estate Investing at the end of Dec, 2015 and joined Bigger Pockets around the same time. While working a Full Time job as a Wells F...
Chris Romany
Are we heading for a 'bubble' in Orlando Real Estate?
In reviewing the latest Orlando Real Estate statistics, there is a concern that house prices are rising so fast that they are becoming out of reach for the average citizen. If this continues, banks' loan business will...
Steve Chan
Why keep money in your 401K?
If your 401k provides a low rate of return and you know you can invest your money at a higher rate of return than the fees associated with withdrawing your money plus the opportunity cost of leaving your money in the ...