Ndy Onyido
Re: Why I Don't Like Cheap Properties
Hi BP Nation,I have always had this argument with folks around me who believe that rent to value ratio is a better metric than ROI for analyzing investment properties. The price-to-rent ratio is the ratio of resident...
Nick Atwood
Why Real Estate Investors Should be Their Own Agents
As an investor, it didn't make any sense why I was letter a buyer's agent collect 2.5% of the purchase price, for the minimal return I was getting. After many sales, I knew the real estate forms well and had the buyin...
Tom De Napoli
Older millennials leave big cities and move to the suburbs
The location preferences of young adults hold large consequences for real estate investors. The trend for the past 10+ years has been that the millennial generation (those born between 1981 and 1996) are opting to li...
Chris Clothier
How To Use BiggerPockets As A TREMENDOUS Lead Generator
I recently wrote an article on 3 Web Sites that really transformed our real estate investing business from 2010 to now. At a time when we were working hard to improve every facet of our company, we also began to use ...
Will Barnard
Use professionals or save the $?
What is everyone's thought on the initial expendature of funds on propfessional services such as financial planners, attorneys, CPAs, etc. Do you foot the bill upfront, or go at it alone and hope you don't make a mist...
Tracey B.
will owning lots of rentals bring future wealth?
I have had this debate on another board with investors as well as my hubby. What do you guys think about someone wanting to stack up lots of rentals as an investment so that in 10 to 15 years they can sell or continue...
Candice C.
Commercial Real Estate-retail due diligence evaluation
I moved this post over from the Buying and Selling forum. Appreciate your feedback. Hopefully, you can learn from me and share insight. Thank you.
This is the initial email from my broker. I live in California. The p...
Trevor Bingham
Noob with analysis paralysis.... help.
I'm new to the whole shebang. I'm been reading and learning about real estate from the bigger pockets crew for almost 9 months, but I have yet to pull the trigger. My travels on the real estate highway have landed me ...
Kate C.
Sell or cash out - 3% interest on 1M loan or refinance 15 year investment
Dear BP community- Thanks in large part to this community and a hard work - we are in a good position but have to make some decisions about a possible move for a new job. We purchased a home in CA three years ago for...
Adam Pakes
Self Directed IRA Investments
This question is specific to all Self-Directed IRA investors. What types of assets do you hold in your portfolio?