My mechanic is interested in scraping his shop and building an apartment complex.  It is an 18,000 sf lot and already has sewer, water, gas, electric.  Lets just assume for the case of this discussion that I know what...

Hi All!As a first time home buyer, my wife and I are looking to househack our first property with either a duplex or triplex type building in the Chicagoland area. Given the cost of property here and the FHA loan limi...

Hi everyone,I'm a (new) out-of-state investor looking to potentially buy a rental property in the Nashville area. I would love to connect and discuss with people familiar with the area!I've heard that the rental marke...

"What is holding you back?"4 years ago this week, I asked this question and it got thousands of responses. The market roared upward for 3 years after that. Over the last year, interest rates have increased and it has ...

I'll kick off the obligatory "what are you going to do better" post for 2015 . . . so, how are you planning on making this year a more successful one than last year?

I recently lost out on a duplex in an up and coming area of town that had 8 offers, including mine, the first day it hit the market. The duplex is located right next to one of my other properties so I have been sendin...

Could someone tell me if I need 2 pieces of paper to do a lease option without taking the property subject to. I don't want to do a subject to, I want to lock the property up under lease option and then assign it to...

Good Morning Everyone!First of all, I’m really excited to be a part of the Bigger Pockets community especially the San Diego Community. Been living here for about 6 years including my years at UCSD. I had originally s...

Those of you who know me from my posts know that I've been an active investor for 30 years, and that I've seen some big market swings. I lived in Houston in the "boom and bust" late '70s and '80s (when the average hou...

What do investors believe we can expect for yearly appreciation over the next 5 years in Denver?