Fannie and Freddie are obviously doing a terrible job of assessing risk for borrowers with their mounds of prescribed paperwork. Apparently the Danes allow borrowers to access loans via the secondary market directly w...

I heard the second living creature call out, ‘Come!’ And out came another horse, bright red; its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another; and he was given a great s...

Hello everyone!In this thread you can expect to find my real estate journey to purchasing my first apartment, how I go about it and of course the story behind my interest in real estate.Let me start off by thanking ev...

15% decline in cooper & lumber, key components of housing

June housing starts dropped 9.9% in June

Housing permits dropped 7.5%

25% of the housing buyers are investors/institutions

Job creation is flat

Mortga...

With real estate markets throughout the US continuing on the tear they've been on for quite a while I wanted to create a post about a topic I don't think is covered enough on Bigger Pockets, investing internationally....

I lived in Madrid, Spain for about 8 months and I am curious if it is possible for non-residents to successfully have rental properties within the country.My concern is mostly from a tax standpoint and whether it make...

The required security deposit/move-in fee of $2795.00 breaks down as follows:Non-refundable administrative fee of $100.00--I get kind of like the $299 dealer doc fee a car dealership charges(Isn't that a part of busin...

thinking out loud...

your first $1 BILLION
list items that you could possibly export that could fit into these categories

1 BIL people x $1 each
or 100 MIL people x $10 each
or 10 MIL people x $100 each
or 1MIL peop...