hoping this is appropriate, In the past my x husband and I flipped about 9 for closures. For the past 4 years I have been renting with my two teenage kids and one dog. The home I'm renting is a young home. Built in 92...

In 2010 I had the rose colored glasses knocked off my face hard and I am trying to understand why and how there is such Happy Talk right now about the economy.  I am trying to figure out if it is my pessimism based in...

I have everything ready to put in an offer on a 12 plex in Bismarck, North Dakota (where I live) today and just wanted to run it by my brothers and sisters on bigger pockets before I pulled the trigger. Truth be told,...

Hello Everyone,
I was looking at some properties and the numbers (based on the price and current rent) don't work for a decent ROI greater than 8%.If the property was $20,000-$30,000 cheaper the numbers would work (8...

There have been many discussions about this being a sellers market, and prices are high.In my market (between Chicago and Milwaukee), prices are high, but many of the properties still would cash flow well.When I run t...

Hello everyone, I'm curious to know how much time are you guys spending on Bigger Pockets? I realized that this is a great way to network and find cool deals.

I invest in central Connecticut where the market is fairly saturated with other investors and taxes are extremely high so we have some obstacles to overcome. That being said, I just refinanced a property, completing ...

I have a home I have put on the market to rent, using a property management company. Is there any reason I shouldn't offer rent-to-own financing? I got the house at sufficient price that it would make sense as both ...

People of Bigger Pockets, First off, I'd like to say thank you to Josh Dorkin and Brandon Turner for this fun and informative site. Also, if any of you have not listened to the podcasts they put out, I would urge y...

Hi all, I recently moved to Las Vegas. Currently in market for a primary residence but also looking to buy SFH rentals in the coming months and finally start my real estate investing journey here. Do any of you local ...