Paula Samuel
AirBnB a Pandora's box of nightmares
Back in 2008 when the real estate market took a dive, many of my clients were upside down and risked losing their properties. I began to offer them an alternative means to keeping their properties viable, short term ...
Ezra Hodgson
Ezra Hodgson from Barrington, New Hampshire
My name is Ezra Hodgson, and I recently obtained my real estate license in New Hampshire. Currently I am a dual career agent as I find my way in real estate, trying to ease my way into it as best I can. Fingers crosse...
Jon Klaus
What your house will be worth in 2012
2012 my seem like a long way off, but 28 months isn't that far away. This Business Week article is a couple months old and it predicts a couple more down years followed by a return to normalization. Of course it hed...
Jack Chamberlain
When do I stop buying?
Hey Ya'll! I have a philosophical question for you. I started purchasing 3 years ago, and bought a SFD, then last year I purchased 3 SFD's, and this year I have been fortunate enough to purchase 32 units in a few d...
David Beard
MLS Strategies in locating properties
I’ve recently gotten my agent’s license and have been reviewing MLS data with an eye toward picking up good flip properties. For those of you that use the MLS for this purpose, I was hoping that you would share some ...
Alvin Grier
How to Approach Family/Friends for Private Money
I understand that it's mostly about the mindset, ie, you want to "present them with an opportunity" vs "ask for money," however I was looking for a little guidance on what to say to initially bring up the opportuni...
Tyler Immeker
My first home/investment property? How much should I spend?
I am very new to this so please forgive my ignorance. I would like to buy a duplex with an FHA and rent out the other rooms. This would be my first home purchase and first time getting into investing. I live in DFW so...
Pappy Mason
Buying Real Estate before recession hits
Quick question so everyone is talking about waiting to buy real estate(since its technically in a bubble and the recession is coming); but what I'm realizing is its very hard to get a loan during a recession except fo...
Pradeep R.
Buying a Condo that has rental restrictions
Hi ,Here's my situation - perfect property meaning its within the budget, house is solid, location is safe and potential for growth and most importantly the number crunch seems to be on the favorable side ( I hope )! ...
Joshua Dorkin
Ok, You've Signed Up for BiggerPockets.com . . . Now What?
New members constantly ask me how to get started here on the site, so we put together a post that hopefully, spells it out:
How to Get Started on BiggerPockets.com