Hello my name is Peter Wilder and I am from Grand Rapids MI. I am currently in the Air Force and stationed in San Antonio TX. That is why I included both cities. I am working on a degree in accounting, and am hopi...

I was doing some reading about the 2008 bubble burst of the real estate market in the book "The AfterShock Investor" by David Wiedmer. He explains the cause of the crash, which we should all know about anyway, but...

Economic Update(Monday, December 7, 2020)
Everyone keeps asking when will Congress pass a new stimulus package that our economy so desperately needs? The good news is that Congress is once again considering severa...

Economic Update
(Monday, October 5, 2020)

The economic collapse sparked by the pandemic is triggering the most unequal recession in modern U.S. history, delivering only a mild setback for those at (or near) the...

                                                     Economic Update                                           (Monday, November 30, 2021)
The shortened Thanksgiving week was a relatively quiet period for our econo...

Hi all,

Is it absolutely necessary to put 20% down on a investment property? I'm trying to buy a duplex in the suburbs of Philadelphia and was told I have to put 20% down

Thank you,

Gerry

I want to hear the good experiences and bad on this one. Do you really win in the long run by lowering rent for a longer lease, or should you stick to the script of 12mo leases?

What are your thoughts on this?

Hi all –I'm going to start posting here pretty frequently and start a member blog here on BiggerPockets and I want to know what you want to know about starting or growign your business.What is it that scares you?  It ...

Hello BP, 
I joined this week and new to real estate investing - rental is the way I want to go. I found a 8 unit apartment building  $400k and have about 40k to use. Learned at the webinar this week that I need 20% ...

Hello,
Which one wins on a 30 year horizon?
When looking at a long term real estate investment (approximately a 30 year rental property hold) that returns 8% annually compared to the stock market that returns an ave...