I have been watching the last 4 months in absolute awe. Unemployment is through the roof, businesses are going bankrupt, most people are staying home not spending money yet the stock market and Real Estate market are...

I purchased my 1st investment property from REI Nation last year and a major selling point to me was that the average tenant staying for ~5.5 years.  This morning, after ~1.5 years, I was informed my tenant is termina...

I wrote an article for the BP Blog asking a question about real estate appraisers and what role they are playing in holding down real estate values: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/07/18/are-appraisers-pa...

I want to start a discussion re the due on sale clauseWe are seeing more issues re lenders calling notes due.  Some because of mistakes with insurance.  But, some due to lenders looking.One lender/servicer is HomeLoan...

I live in the bay area and am looking to invest for cash flow. California isn't a great place to do that right now.  I hear that the mid west tends to be the best place for cash flow. I was wondering what cities are p...

I am current resident of Hoboken, NJ, and a yet-to-be property investor.  I am currently looking for a great place to invest my money.  I have spent a decent amount of time understanding the basics of equity investing...

Hello everyone,
    I feel that I’m ready to invest in my first house hacking rental property (2-4 units); I have the $ for a down payment, closing costs, and am going to be using the 203k loan fo...

So Im going to assume this has been asked a million times, but I was just struggling to figure out the ARV and the costs.I have knowledge on what  and how much X should cost and stuff, but when people explain calculat...

Hey Everyone,

I'm considering lease options as a future investing strategy and am curious to hear others experience with it. Do the tenants often buy the house at the end of the deal? How long do most lease options g...