Some BackgroundI'm a complete newbie living in New York. I never invested in real estate before but am definitely interested. Unfortunately my W-2 job really doesn't give me time to attempt more time intensive strateg...

If you are an investor who is looking to "cash out" of one or more of your real estate investments but concerned about the tax impact of realizing capital gains from highly appreciated and/or depreciated assets, I may...

Hi everyone,

In this post ...

http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/51498-question-on-market-evaluation

... I asked for some resources for the purpose of analyzing various markets, and respondents provided...

I am in the inspection phase of a duplex purchase in Boca Raton, Fl. I have been doing a lot of research and I am starting to think I should leave this deal. I would appreciate any feedback that anyone may have. Here ...

I know at times you may have wanted to rip your hair out (or maybe not) from dealing with tenants, or going through high vacancy periods, to maybe doing a bad deal on a house.
Did you ever think investing in the sto...

My Brother-In-Law bought a condo in Sacramento about 6 years ago when the home prices there were still very high. He initially had a good investment going for him, but now things have radically changed.

He owes $105...

My sister and I are new to REI, but we're stoked as hell to jump in, and we happen to be lucky enough to have access to ~$275K in cash. We're trying to think through what is the best approach for investing this cash i...

A Happy New Year to the BiggerPockets Community!While I wait with baited breath for Brian Burke's annual market analysis for the coming year...(His 2016 analysis: Best markets to buy multifamily in 2016: A round-table...

I'm looking for cap rates in Kansas City for each property class and came across apartmentloanstore.comDoes anyone use this site to get a decently reliable estimate of current cap rates for the city you invest in?For ...

Hello BP,I'm looking at a deal, and I need help determining what qualifies as a "good" cap rate for small apartments in the Midwest.Here are the details:11 unit apartmentAsking price: $1.4 millionMonthly rent total: $...