Howdy Bigger Pockets family,I just want to post a link to this New Yorker article describing the difficulties suffered by residents from predatory investment firms some hedge funds, and smaller investors perhaps.I won...

I live in New York, NY. I'm not interested in investing in NYC or White Plains (where I work) due to taxes, regulations, etc. I am interested in the Philly market. I'm from near Philadelphia originally, and I can get ...

Has anyone seen this article? "The Really Big One"http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-r... I know the New Yorker is a bit lengthy to read start to finish, so I included some quotes from the article that I...

Hello BP, my name is Matt. In the past five years my interest in real estate, especially in the Brooklyn/New York City area, has grown rapidly.  In 2010 my wife and I bought a two family home in Brooklyn and lived in ...

Hi everyone,

Just listening to BP podcast 183 with Sarah Pritchett and she referenced the website mrmoneymustache.com . Just checked it out and it looks pretty awesome. Anyone a follower of that blog and if so, have...

I live in Brooklyn NY, its not a bad place to live its has many resturants, transportation, close to the city, obviouslyManhattan has everything. Yet it has crime not as bad as one might think from the movies but more...

Highest property prices in the nation, maybe the world.  Yet commission rates are untouched.  5-6% is still standard.  But how is that possible considering that'd be more than most people make in a year? $100,000 I he...

I live in California and I have been looking for a place to invest that has cheaper homes than the $500,000 homes where I live. I have searched all over using Zillow and one of the states I am considering investing in...

People frequently ask me why I don't invest in deals in New York, even though we're based here.  The reason is simple:  it's too hard to make money for your investors in New York.  That's a huge reason why we invest i...