I've noticed something of a disturbing trend on this forum.  There really seem to be many people who earnestly believe that the language of their lease is always and forever controlling.  "Just do ___x____, it's in th...

Hello everyone,I am to real estate investments and educated myself in the last two months on the basics. Now I would like to dive into the property search in the Orlando area. Not looking for flipping houses but for r...

Just a little background to my situation: I have lived in Orlando for about 5 years but have lived in 4 very different and geographically separate areas within that time (college and apartments). I have been able to g...

Good day everyone,I am a wholesaler in Baltimore MD. One of my realtors just contacted me whom just came from Board of Realtors meeting where they have been told that legislation has been updated and a task force to t...

Hi fellow biggerpockets team (especially realtors who are also investors)!Here's the deal.1. I started out as an investor. Bought 1 wholesale property, rehabbed it, rented it for 1 year, and sold it all for a profit ...

Hello BP,My name is Raylor and I'm from Dallas TX. Currently, I'm living and working overseas as a government contractor (physical security) looking to get started in real estate investing. I would like to invest in t...

I am of the opinion the trying to do vacation rentals is no longer the best way to monetize a property. I am running an experiment with two buildings. Airbnb and it's growth has strongly cause of decline in the bed an...

Is there an objective resource to use to determine the CAP rate for a commercial multi-family property? I want to be armed with better information than just what the seller's agent is providing me.  I'm not finding a...

I just found out that two people from my high school graduating class are both entering REI - one renovating a property to rent out, and one doing their first flip. Neither of these people have any background in real ...

Ray Dalio is one of the few guys I follow - he built the world's largest hedge fund Bridgewater and wrote one of my favorite books: Principles.This week he commented on the US-Chinese trade issues and the devaluation ...