Is there really a magic number of expectations? What does statistic tell us?

Hello all,New here but I own two properties (both purchased as owner occupied). An sfr in utah that I regret and a duplex here in Vancouver WA of which I currently live in one side of. I'm former military which is why...

Hello BP,I am a college student from Iowa who started a Real Estate Investing Club on campus and for my first club meeting I want to make a great impression on my club members by giving them a concrete case study that...

Wow.. where to start. I am looking at some rental property for long-term buy and hold that is not in my hometown. Reason? Around here, its the 0.8% rule, not the 1% to 1.5% that makes the numbers work so much better.
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Ok, so it's about time that I get ready to construct my first deal. My only concern is, once I find a place how do I estimate rehab cost? I have worked with my father when I was younger so I have a basic understanding...

I am new to Bigger Pockets and have been doing a lot of research for the last few months.  I am starting to analyze deals (which maybe aren't really deals!).  I am interested in multifamily units as they seem to me to...

So I Just listed to Postcast #272 and I learned the 1% Rule of thumb "If a property rents for 1% or close to what you pay for it more than likely has positive cash flow" Your thoughts ?

This hopeful 35 y.o. tenant paid to run a Rentprep report, the full one, and it turns out he has $84,000 in debt that he didnt mention on his original application. Rentprep said he has balance overlimit on a bankcard ...

Any advice on acquiring a potential buy and hold in TN, listed at $70K, rehabbed and currently rented at $775/Mo. What are some potential creative ways to get the property without conventional loan? 

This one is for all of my hard-working lender and broker friends on BP. As our firm grows and the volume of loans remains very high, I wanted to ask those who manage small-midsize brokerages questions on how to scale ...