Yet another month with declining home sales (9th in a row).
While home buyers are definitely hurting, we continue to see 3 kinds of investors:
1) The optimist - they keep buying, haven’t changed a strategy, take in...

I borrowed $120k from a family member to buy a primary residence for me and my family (I will pay him back $1k/m for the next 10 years, starting next month, or refinance if needed).Last night I was talking to my wife,...

We had a pleasant emergency HOA special assessment meeting this week. Due to updated CA codes & regulations, coupled with the lack of foresight & planning by the HOA Management & Board, our complex has to ...

Hey BiggerPockets Community,
I’m working with an organization that’s aiming to address affordable housing in a way that leverages time as a primary tool. Our belief is that real, sustainable affordability in housing ...

Hello BP,I am struggling with my apartment underwriting standards. I use a set of conservative or semi-conservative rules that should keep me out of trouble if the market turns against me. What I keep finding out is t...

I have orders to Hawaii.  Does it make sense to buy out there?  I'd be using my VA load.  New to real estate.  

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Ive been reading around here a bit, but not a lot of posting...and now I have a question/story.

A few months ago, I bought a small 2B/1B home in a senior area. It was a good deal at the time because it was in po...

How long do you guys think this downfall will start going back up? I plan to make my first investment in a year or two, just because I dont have money and im still in school.

Last year our daughter started at the University of Cincinnati, and was required to live on campus the first year, to the tune of around $12,000 for room & board.  This isn't bad compared to a lot of schools, but ...

Hi all, with cap rates in most medium sized markets at 5 cap, and those that are transacting around this cap rate, what is your plan? Are you looking to hold long term and defer as much expenses as possible, wait for ...