I'm starting to feel like my husband and I are really late to the party. We have lived in West Seattle for ten years and have accumulated enough savings to buy our first investment property. We have enough of a down p...

So I'm all set to close on a rental property next week, my first. In calling around for Fire/Dwelling quotes the numbers I am getting vary wildly, from $340 a year up to $800 a year. While I expected some variation,...

I am new to REI and I am located in San Diego. What are you guys opinion on investing Single Family Home? I know market is tough right now but can you guys give me an advise. How do you analyze single properly and wha...

Hi all -I'm a new poster here on bigger pockets.  I've been listening to the RE podcasts for months and now looking to finally actively engage in this fantastic community.I currently live in Los Angeles, but am lookin...

Hi,I have been doing a lot of digging but wanted to ask the question here as well as there are a lot of experts around the area that can help me. I am looking for the best cities/locations around the DFW area to buy a...

Hi all
I thought I would try and use the power of BP community to help. My family and very close friends of ours have been evacuated from Napa, CA with high likelihood of losing our homes to the Partrick fire in Napa....

Help! My offer was accepted! Going in I knew this particular property had structural issues. And I had inspected the property with my contractor. He had quoted me with the more expensive method of repair and we took t...

Hi BP nation! Would like to ask for some advice on a deal in the works - 12 unit multi-family in the Tokyo area in Japan.The building is a reinforced concrete (RC) structure, which is common here due to earthquake cod...

Given that we are at the high end of the real estate cycle in most MSA's, has your criteria for multifamily investing in renter or landlord friendlier states changed? 

So this is a total newbie question but how do you guys handle your reserves? On a rental that’s renting 1500 a month and saving 15% ($225, 5% capex, 5% maintenance, 5% vacancy) it just seems low to me. Am I just being...