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Today there was an article on CNBC stating that Pimco's Bill Gross believes the MAX future returns in the stock market will be 5% per year. URL: http://www.cnbc.com/id/45474748
Just wanted to hear what everyone think...
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I was contacted by a conventional lender through BP. I checked their recommendations and they seemed legit. The loan officer certainly was very helpful and responsive at first. In retrospect, I think he was eager to s...
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I want to buy a three family home. I am not handy at all, most people I talk to say not to get into a multi family property if I’m not handy. Is this true? Should I take their advice? Though I know other who have said...
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Hello All
It has been awhile since I have last posted. I have been taking my real estate classes and slated to take the state exam in January. The driver for me taking the courses is to educate myself about the busi...
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A Happy New Year to the BiggerPockets Community!While I wait with baited breath for Brian Burke's annual market analysis for the coming year...(His 2016 analysis: Best markets to buy multifamily in 2016: A round-table...
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Hey Biggerpocket experts....I was hoping you all could give me a little advice as to what you would do in my situation. I'll try and fill you in as much as I can and then you can either answer or ask more questions to...
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Advantages:1. choose your tenants by owner occupying your duplex or 4 plex your not subject to the national discrimination rules.. You can choose your tenants ( hand pick them) discard any for any reason..2. when yo...
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Economic Update
(Monday, February 15, 2021)
I was never a big believer in “Herd Immunity” until now. The term “herd immunity” represents a hypothetical threshold of our population that needs immunity to the coron...
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Have you ever had an emotional tie to property? What did you do about it? How did you weigh pros Abs cons?
I’m not *really* a newbie at managing real estate, but definitely never looked at it as an investment the way...
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Your goals and story: Hey ya'll I'm a first time investor with a recent acquisition of a SFR. I'd like to perform some BRRRR style cash purchases rinsing and repeating with a starting investment of $100k. I'm 33 so ...