More than half of American children live with a single mom. That’s the finding of a new study on the changing demographics of American culture – and those numbers, and the economic realities behind them, mean new challenges and opportunities for rental property...
You don’t need a crystal ball to know that the US rental market is still hot. But as 2014 winds down, housing industry watchers are turning their gaze toward the future and making predictions about where rental property – and rental property investing – might be...
In a recent conversation on Bigger Pockets we asked investors and realtors the following: Cash Flow or ROI: Which number do you focus on most in an investment? As we reveal the responses from some of the 60+ experts who weighed in on the conversation, we'll also share...
You’ve got a rental property occupied by (you hope) great tenants. But you can’t just leave that property on autopilot. Sometimes you need to get access to your property – but that means invading the privacy of your tenants. What’s an investor/landlord to do? The...
A panel of experts were recently asked the most important things to know in real estate investing, sharing advice on cash flow, marketing, building relationships, real estate licensing and how to build wealth through investments. From the list of 100, we highlight 50...
A new proposal to slap uber-wealthy property owners in New York City with extra taxes could mean the end of luxury buildings in the city – and critics fear that this kind of strategy for “taxing the rich” could set a dangerous precedent for other cash strapped US...
The future looks bright for solar energy. And that’s good news for real estate. Once viewed as nothing more than a pricey plaything for well off environmentalists, solar power is going mainstream, achieving “grid parity” with the giants of conventionally energy in...
Investing in real estate not only means you are responsible for paying a mortgage, but you are also responsible for paying taxes. Some states will pay more property taxes than others, some states don't even have taxes, this is all broken down below using the Census...
You’re not a criminal. You’re an entrepreneur or an investor who’s making regular, perfectly legal deposits to your bank accounts. But a little known law now making a lot of headlines allows the IRS and other law enforcement agencies seize those bank accounts and...
And you thought there was just one US housing market. Turns out, there are many regional versions that make up the national market whose ups and downs are being closely monitored after the massive collapse of a few years ago. And not all those markets are behaving the...
