I purchased my Los Angeles (Compton) 4-bedroom home in 2013 for 240K; according to Redfin, it is now worth 686K. 2 years ago the entire house was completely renovated (Insurance claim) due to a burst pipe that caused ...

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

The reason why this industry brings some of the best and brightest is that is so dynamic, no changes in the market are in a vacuum.  Clients that are expecting rates to slip, a sentiment that I agree with, are missing...

I usually avoid any thread that falls under the “wholesaling” category because it always seems like a bunch of nonsensical posts from wannabe “investors” who have never done a deal. Half the people make it sound like ...

I just got a Bigger Pockets email with an article about all the reasons I should not invest out of state. I live in the SF Bay Area and can not afford to buy in state and that article scares the s*^+ out of me.

If I ...

Hi All, Noob out of state investor and this is my first investment property. I recently closed on a duplex in OH. Both units were being rented. However Renter 1 stopped paying rent during the ownership transition.Prop...

I'm curious to hear what people have to say. As an economist/risk professional in the banking space, I feel that I have decent insight into the industry. Those of you warning of a housing bubble...  I just don't see i...

Hi all,A little background - (skip to the tldr at the bottom if you get bored) I'm mainly a buy and hold index fund investor. While I'm certainly no finance major, everything I've read about investing has led me to ke...

Chris kind of glossed over this since it was his intermediary between flips and flops, but does anyone have any thoughts here?
I love Bigger Pockets so much but I hate how I always want ten plus hour episodes and the...