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Hello! First off, thank you for contributing to this incredible corner of the interweb. Amazing to see sincere dedication to helping others in such a competitive field. I have gained so much from lurking, time to ge...
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If you had to choose just 3 neighborhoods around the Greater Pittsburgh area to buy and hold multi units, which neighborhoods would you choose? (obviously neighborhoods where multi's are prevalent)
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I have read many posts here and elsewhere stating that real estate is a good hedge against inflation. A look at inflation adjusted SF home prices since 1890 does validate that view. (Sorry, don't know how to insert ...
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I'm really looking for the solution to this problem. I live in Berkley which is just an average blue collar city with a small population. My home which is a 3/2 has a tax of 3k annual, which is the norm here as we...
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I'm looking to sell some rehabbed properties in SE Michigan. The properties are in B/C type neighbourhoods and I'm considering whether it will be easier and quicker to sell them using land contracts compared to conven...
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I'm kind of out of the loop on the REO scene since I bought my two properties in January and haven't made any offers since.
I've been told recently by someone that there are bidding wars on Fannie Mae properties now...
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I've received some PMs and e-mails asking about setting goals and what do I do in retirement. I've ressurrected an old blog from nearly a year ago that was done in 2 parts. We have SO many new members, I decided to p...
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Can anyone give any insight as to what costar costs? I know it varies, and their website is very ambiguous, but I wanted to see if anyone knew what it would cost for a single license for a small investing business. I ...
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Hi guys, I read reports on real estate investing and there is something I do not understand. Please enlighten me. I saw something inside the report like CAP RATE 15.2% ....
What is
- The meaning of CAP RATE in laym...
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I am a regular listener of the bigger pockets podcast, and I absolutely love it. I am getting quality information for my recently founded obsession for real estate.
I have a full time job that pays around 170k exclu...