Ernest Partin
Investing in North Carolina. Good idea?
Hello, just starting out and I am interested in taking my rental investing portfolio to Charlotte or Durham NC. The city is growing. Does anyone currently rent in Durham or Charlotte? I run numbers all day long. I lik...
Terry Lao
2019 Forecast for housing markets are starting to come out
Looking forward to 2019, as initial forecasts are coming out. Las Vegas will end Dec'18 as the #1 top 20 metros by Case Shiller, as up around 12% for the year. According to below article, will come in around 7.9% for ...
Bill Russ
HOA Rental Restrictions, what are your experiences? Do you like it in your community?
Hi -- we have a four-level 120 unit condo complex in L.A. California. We have a proposal on the ballot to limit leasing to 25% of the building (but with a hardship exemption), with the expressed purpose of preventing...
Jeffrey Donis
Property Management Tips
Hello everyone!My team and I are beginning to interview property management companies in our area. We have a bunch of questions we are asking them and hope to have 3-4 prospects once we are done interviewing. I wanted...
Julie Williams
airbnb in area with crime
I may be buying investment property in an art town that is very hip and hot, with prices going up fast. It is still inexpensive to buy but won't be for long. There are problems there with drugs and crime, mostly prope...
Collin Hays
At what point does Gatlinburg reach peak?
I hate to use the term "bubble", but it seems the RE prices in the Gatlinburg market have gone parabolic. It appears that the income yields still support the prices, but what is the saturation point? For example, t...
Pillar Jane Lagrito
Buy cash or use Mortgage??
Me and my husband have refi'd our house for the purpose of reinvesting the cashed out money from the refi. We are looking into buying our second rental, and first out of state investment. With the current trends right...
Josh Green
Buying in a Higher Interest Rate Environment
TLDR; I prefer buying in a high interest rate environment and then refinancing in a handful of years, rather than buying in a low interest rate environment and refinancing in a handful of years.Wanted to share my thou...
Ryan B.
Buying first rental property at 23
Hey everyone!This is my first day on BiggerPockets and I've already learned an amazing amount in the two hours I have been on the site, but I figured the best way to learn would be to ask the knowledgable and experien...
John Martinez
How do real estate cycles impact your decision making?
I am currently learning about real estate cycles and wanted to see if others follow this data to help them strategically plan their investments?
I feel like my market is in an expansion phase but with the fight on i...