Hello! Hubs and I are considering purchasing a vacation home to rent out and use ourselves occasionally. We’d like to stay within New England so that it’s driving distance from us (on the Cape). Can anyone recommend l...

As the title says, I’m roughly a few days from coming for an agreement on a single family home I am purchasing. I’m posting here because I am getting cold feet and wanted to see what the community here at biggerpocket...

RIP John Q. Hammons, 1919-2013

Most here probably don't know of this man, Known as John Q. he passed away last night in his home. He was a small town boy from Fairview, Missouri who became a real estate ledgend. He a...

Hey All -
For the past many months, I've been working towards putting on a second conference for 2013 to follow our very successful inaugural event from last year. Along the way, I've run into many challenges, but v...

Hi, Bigger Pockets! My name is Chris Platis, and I'm thrilled to be here. I will be a first-time investor, from Brooklyn, NY, and am primarily focused on small multifamilies throughout Upstate, NY for buy and hold and...

Hi all,I am a novice to the real estate investing scene, although I have a few bits of knowledge that I've collected from research over the years. I've never really been in a position to put it into practice, but circ...

Are there any Investors Clubs in Southern California?

I have found a few but after doing some research they seem dishonest, or they will end up trying to sell you their products at like 10-15k.
Im not against paying ...

A few years ago I bought a property on a large lot. The property is in a nice residential area and can easily support new construction. Many of the homes in the neighborhood are 300 - 400K even in these depressed ti...

Hello there,
I am asking these questions on behalf of my father who is close to retirement as a GP in Europe.
The house he lives in/has his practice at is paid off.
He has made some rather large/costly mistakes wit...

About to buy a house on septic and well. My other houses are all on city/county water and sewer systems. So I'm wondering, since I'm footing the bill for the well and septic pumping, shouldn't I be able to charge extr...