David Krulac
"Home prices in real terms didn't increase"
"from 1890 to 1990. The American dream of building wealth through homeownership is a FALLACY. That was the bubble thinking but its still fresh in our minds."
Robert Shiller, Economist Yale University, and c...
Justin S.
What to buy and where? Considering a 2 family in Brooklyn
Hello all, This is my 1st post. I have been lurking around for months reading all of the excellent information on the site. Its really fantastic a community like this exist. I am 36 and was fortunate enough to buy a B...
David Hodge
Harry Dent - real estate going down next 20 years
What is everyone's opinion on Harry Dent? He points out that real estate has pretty consistently gone up over most of our life times because of the baby boomers, but now that they are down-sizing and dying off, real e...
Ivan Touevski
Hi all! I'm just starting out on a long distance investment journey (PA, NJ?)
Hi all,Just wanted to say hello to all and get myself motivated to engage some of the folks here.A little bit about me, I'm an engineer, have a family, live in NJ, and big DIY enthusiast. I have made a ton of renovati...
Christopher Gill
To Own or Rent: Combining the Best of Both Worlds! - Part 2
See first to understand the context of this post here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/44/topics/251...I want to see homeownership evolve to fit our current lifestyle and desires. Will home ownership in its prese...
Zac P.
Should I convert to baseboard heating?
I have a duplex that has two really old gas furnaces that are about to die on me. Instead of dropping $6000 on two new ones, I have contemplated replacing the heating with baseboard electric heat throughout. This plac...
Judi Smith
Considering investing in the hood/ghetto
Wanted to hear from investors who have investment in the hood? I'm a newbie and really can't afford to invest in the high in or middle-class area and want to know is a smart decision to start investing in not so grea...
Sam Trulli
Duplex vs Single family House Hack
Hello everyone,I’m looking into house hacking and wanted to hear some opinions on house hacking a duplex vs a single family home. It seems like a duplex is the better option as far as numbers wise with halving multipl...
Joe Salimao
LLC's vs Umbrella Policy
Hi guys,
I know it has been asked in many different ways before but I am looking for a more specific answer. My question is: Why have an LLC when you can just get an umbrella policy for 'x' million dollars on your pro...
Diana Tran
For those who invest remotely and scaled their business, how do you do it?
I was wondering what is everyone's set up.We have the basic things set up such as having a LLC, realtor, and a broker. We went under contract twice but we haven't bought anything yet. Plan is to start with a multifami...