Today is Thanksgiving. Lots of time to talk shop, politics, or real estate investment with family and friends. I just spoke to acquaintance of in law, and he mentioned purchasing home within a year. I spoke to him abo...

Hi,I have just finished reading Brandon Turner's Book on Rental Property Investing and I am brand new to these forms.I have saved about $130K which is not enough for downpayment where I live (Mountain View, CA). The p...

I am interested to hear how many of you have actually invested in POL and how your investments are doing. So far I have invested $105,000 in 16 of their loans with various investment sizes ranging from $5,000-$15,000 ...

Information overload, like the video says, its becoming a bit overwhelming.

I'm having a hard time trying to decide where I want to start. Just when I think I've got it narrowed down, I'll read another book or blog ...

Make Sure You Get This One Right
By Niels C. Jensen

There are those who sweat over every decision, worrying about how it will affect their lives and investments. Then there is the school of thought that we should f...

and Property Managers in general,Just about no one on Bigger Pockets is as big a defender of Property Managers as I am.  While some folks are great DYI people and can manage their own properties well, I am a firm beli...

As a property manager I'm familiar with many trends in fees/revenue generating practices that property managers charge. Some of these practices do not align the property manager and property owner's interest. For exam...

When analyzing a deal, how much cash flow per unit do you aim for? I am specifically thinking not just after expenses, vacancies, amd repairs but also after any mortgage.  Does this differ for you if you are analyzing...

Hello, everyone! I have been reading like a mad man, and I feel like I have a pretty solid understanding of financing, renting, selling, controlling the properties you buy and a variety of other techniques and investm...

 We have officially entered the "Hiney Showing" phase in the Smokies.  That is, homes being offered for less than what was paid for them very recently.  It's all a part of the boom/bust real estate cycle in resort are...