The affluence divide of Rock Creek does extend all the way down into DC as well, though the eastern side of the park has been up and coming in DC the past decade with Petworth and Columbia Heights turning into desirable neighborhoods.

I am an owner/partner at a technology firm in Eastern Massachusetts and I am looking to break into real estate investing.

You would only have to drive to Trona, or many places on the eastern side of the Sierras, to see the fallacy of that belief.

Raymond B.I am investing in Mercer County...about an hour and a half north of pittsburgh...Good area as Western PA and Eastern OH are heating up because of all the Utica Shale / drilling activity.

I still think it's like Sasquatch or the "Eastern Panther" ... lots of claims and stories, but I've never seen one in person ;-)It really depends upon where you look.

(You will still likely to need to pay points and pony up the 1st phase of rehab, plus pay interest and cover carrying costs until it sells, so some cash is needed).Here's one located via googling (based in NYC) that says they'll do 100% of ARV, lending in NY and a number of other eastern states:http://rehabfinancial.com/loan-terms/

Hello All,

Been a member for almost a year, have read for countless hours, here at BP and also in my ever-growing RE library! I'm ready to DO something! I wanted to lay out some simple facts and ideas and see if so...

I am looking for an investor friendly closing attorney in the Eastern Massachusetts/Metro Boston area that works with investors and is familiar with assignments and double escrows.

In my area, we have investors from Israel and other middle eastern countries buying up property.

I work for eastern union we are the fifth to largest In New York with over 5 billion in fundingyou can find plenty of content about us onlineyes there are scammersbut realize there are also legit companies that have done legit business just make sure you do your due diligence and find a legit brokerage Originally posted by @Joshua Dorkin:It seems like every time I look up, there's a new "commercial lending" or "commercial funding" company that has popped up across my networks.The individuals offering these commercial loans are always offering somewhere between $1/2 million and sometimes even $1 billion in loans.