J. Martin
Unemployment Analysis & Charts - SF Bay Area & US - Any better?
It might not feel like a jobs boom to many, but damn! Does it get much better than this!?Check out the historical unemployment charts for the United States, California, San Francisco, and the greater Bay Area.. Some i...
David Ogas
How are you making money if always in debt?
Hello Everyone:At this point, I am a prospective investor who is looking to get into multifamily real estate. In short, I'm in the research phase of my development and in doing so, I've encountered several strategies ...
Babek Sandhar
Corona will have heavy impact on economy and lead to foreclosures
CoVid will have a huge impact on the economy. Federal rate cuts and job losses are already being felt.I expect this to have a domino effect on the real estate market within a few months. With foreclosures expected to ...
Jorge Vazquez
Most real investors should not buy from realtors....
Most real investors should not buy from realtors unless the realtor is an investor themselves and understand the business. Unfortunately, most seasoned realtors don’t even know how to calculate a cap rate. Even less a...
Alicia Marks
QOTW: How long did it take you to purchase your first investment?
Welcome to our question of the week! Based on last week's responses, we have a lot of lurkers that have not purchased their first property. Buying the first, or even second and third can feel pretty nerve wracking. So...
Ross Bowman
Peak of the market: gurus everywhere
Something I remember reading in Josh Dorkin's book, about economic cycles, is that one sign you're in the Peak Phase of a real estate market is that there are real estate gurus everywhere.I can't stop seeing this now....
David J.
Thoughts as we approach the top of the market?
Few would deny that the market is cyclical. It goes up for a few years then down for a few and repeat. I want to hear from other investors your thoughts about how to handle this. We are nearing that top (especially in...
Bryan Danger
Exit Strategy/What's your "number"?
I spend a bit of time reading and contributing to different forums... Real Estate, FIRE/Early Retirement, Sailing, Overlanding - and every time I come here to BP I'm left wondering why the discussions/goals I see on ...
David Beard
Turnkey sellers - why are expenses ignored?
It seems that turnkey sellers are sprouting like mushrooms, not unexpected giving all the distressed inventory being snapped up.
Current practice by the largest turnkey sellers strikes me as questionable. Here are a...
Shiloh Lundahl
Newbies: Eager to learn or Entitled?
I know that BiggerPockets looks down on guru education programs and seminars that cost thousands of dollars to teach people what they can learn for free on this website. However, I didn't find BiggerPockets until afte...