Hey everyone! Just wanted to throw a shoutout to the community and thank everyone for helping us reach our 11th birthday today!That's right, BiggerPockets was founded 11 years ago today, and the 11th year was an explo...

Thanks for reading - this will be my first post so excuse any strange formatting.1. I have lived in the north suburbs of Chicago (Evanston/West Ridge) most of my life and have been wanting to start investing.2. Based...

Hey friend :)I am currently maxing out my 401k, which leaves almost nothing left to save for a down payment. This made sense: my company offered a 25% match on 100% of my contributions. However, I am now planning to l...

With properties prices going up like this, when do you think rents will catch up? Do you think we are in an economic environment to have a raise in rents?as a background I have some properties in Houston, Texas. Ove...

Which of these is currently the best market for long-term buy-and-hold investing? What data should I gather to go about analyzing the question? Any personal experience living and/or investing in these markets? Thank y...

Last week I was having a conversation with my dad about retirement. Like most people, the majority of his retirement investments are done via his 401k. I came away from that conversation thinking, “If I was in his pos...

Hi Everyone, I am glad I joined Biggerpockets to start my investment journey.I was trying to buy my own house first but I decided my mind to buy investment property first. I am currently living in the Bay Area, Califo...

Hi Bigger Pockets! I got my feet wet on the forums here a few years back, but realized I had some big hurdles to overcome (i.e. get my financial house in order) before I could "get started". Now, I'm ready to dive in....

I'm new from California and have 30k I would like to invest in out of state.

I know most buyers are looking for cash flow properties but what about commercial land that's below market value from motivated sellers that will go up in value. Are there buyers looking for this sort of property?