As someone who knows a lot of private lenders, I routinely get to see what the discussions are about and how things may be changing as markets move or regulation changes occur. Recently, I've seen more of a move to th...

Hello, I'm an investor in Calgary, AB, Canada and looking into the BRRRR strategy to diversify.....I'm sure most of you know the cap rates in my area are minimal at best. Just wondering if anyone out there knows of Ca...

Hello All,I recently bought and moved into a quadplex 4 months ago. After renovating and renting three of the units (while living in the 4th unit), I am wanting to refinance to pull out some equity and lower the inter...

I live in Texas and i’ve recently learned that Lease Options here are just more of a head ache and not ideal as a strategy for someone who’s just getting started in real estate. In doing my research i ran across what’...

Hello BP,My wife and I are looking to secure our financial freedom through Buy and Hold investing. We have been researching real estate investing for a couple of years now and recently joined the BP forum after the re...

Hello BP Fam,I'm starting my REI journey using the house hacking method. I've already got an approval for an FHA with 203k loan. My question to you all is, how do you deal with renovations with tenants currently occup...

Live in FL.  Been looking at investing in AL.  All the financials make sense especially in Huntsville which seems to be one of few bright spots in AL as far as growth and low unemployment.Nervous about the crime rates...

Hello BiggerPockets Pals, I have a little issue that I need some direction on and am hoping someone can shed some light on this. I am an investor in the Philadelphia and surrounding areas. I recently purchased a prope...

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/double-digit-rent-hikes-are-on-the-way-2011-01-13

A perfect storm is brewing for rents to rise.

Some highlights:

"Multifamily developers broke ground on just 114,000 units in the Un...

So, I have noticed that real estate prices have really skyrocketed in Orlando, Phoenix, etc. just over the last year.  I mean they have gone up 20-25% for SFH.  Do you think this kind of rise is sustainable?  Do you t...