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This might be an interesting topic born from another thread.
When is buying or operating in real estate a speculative venture and when are you investing? How do you define speculating and investing, what's the differ...
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I just bought my first duplex and I am going to live in the upper unit to house hack. Need to get a few things fixed before I rent it out. Most serious is really slow running drains in the upper unit. If I run the wat...
Hi everyone,
I have a question and was hoping I could possibly start a discussion on the topic.
After searching through some older posts and blogs, I still feel a little unsure as to what you guys think is best as f...
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Reside in CA and considering buying a house for rental income in Memphis. I'm using the following link because that management company is used by the agent I'm dealing with.http://memphis.craigslist.org/search/apa?i...
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So I’m currently in the market to purchase my first rental property, and I’ve been brainstorming for good ideas and I remember Dave Ramsey saying that he buys all his properties with cash which allows him to offer way...
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Mike M. you are always touting your killer strategy for the Phoenix market and I wonder if anyone has actually worked with you and gone through the process. If anyone has experience working with Mike M. and is willing...
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Correct me if there are things I'm missing, but here is why I think this situation is different for multifamily than any other recession.
This is not like any other economic crisis because the gov
immediately deci...
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Economic Update
(Monday, July 13, 2020)
Not since the 1960s has the United States experienced social upheaval like it is experiencing today. We have protests, an upcoming national election, and a massively divide...
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https://www.biggerpockets.com/...Hey Bigger pockets. Here is a deal I am looking at in Minnesota. It is about 2 hours from where I live. The caretaker does pretty much everything except snow removal, which my dad woul...
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I bought the $2,000 2 day seminar and I just found out they try to sell you more product after this seminar.....is this worth it or should I walk away?