Ryan Merkel
Real Estate Investing Adventure: To 2015 and Beyond
Hello hello!My name is Ryan. This is my adventure through the trials and tribulations of my real estate investing business. I began with absolutely zero knowledge, and this live diary will chronicle my expected mistak...
James P. Hill
The Housing Market in South Eastern North Carolina
Have you wondered where the housing market is going in South Eastern North Carolina?
We know that people have certain needs according to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
Food, Clothing, and Shelter are the essentials t...
Robina McCron
If you had $150,000 cash
If you had $150,000 cash right now, knowing what you currently know and having experienced the investing mistakes and wins you have, what would you personally do with it?
Brandon Huggins
Has Anyone Ever Gutted a Burned Down Townhouse
Hey BP Gurus. There are about 4 townhouses that were burned down in 2011 in my neighborhood. The current list price on those burned shells is ~$165k. Get the heck outta here on that but does anyone have any advice ...
Jeffrey Hennen
Cost Benefits of Water Softeners
Hello Everyone,I am questioning whether installing Water Softeners into my rental unit in Mound MN is worth it. Here there is a 25 GPG hardness and .2-.8PPM (not sure specifically what my rental has), which leads to b...
Dave E.
Lead Paint Disclosure
Almost every house you buy today comes with a lead paint disclosure. The box is almost always checked that says the seller has no knowledge of any lead paint. This is because they have never done a lead paint test, an...
Koki Agata
Potential lead paint under wallpaper
Hello Fellow BPers!So my wife and I just purchased our first property (woo) and started rehabbing the kitchen.It has wallpaper all over, so we are trying to take them off. However, since the house is built in 1947, an...
Richard Rinehart
Multifamily housing squeeze vexes Yakima area
I seen this article in the Yakima Herald yesterday and was wondering what some of our Bigger Pocket members that know the market thought.http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/business/multifam...
Mary Derman
Who is Mary Derman and where did she come from?
Hello, as the title suggests my name is Mary Derman, a newcomer to bigger pockets. I created an account for this site as I'm sure many people have, to expand my networking and create new relationships. By doing these ...
Casey Rozas
future of shopping centers/strip malls
I have been reading different articles about the future of strip malls/shopping centers. Some predict half of them to be closed by the mid 2030s mainly due to e-commerce. 2 years ago I built a 5 unit strip mall with a...