How much money do you guys put down as earnest money when putting a home under contract? Or what is considered typical?Thank You 

I have my auto with Geico but they don’t offer an umbrella insurance that covers LLC. Different provider whom I have home with doesn’t allow umbrella if auto is not written through them and switching auto would be ver...

Hello, looking for an opportunity to learn from established investor by working for them first-hand. Would anyone know of investors in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area who are looking for or may benefit from having an assi...

Alimentation Couche-Tard, the parent company of Circle K, has made an unsolicited offer to acquire Seven & I Holdings, the owner of 7-Eleven. The proposed $38.5 billion deal would combine two major players in the ...

I'm a relative newbie without a lot of spare time since I run my own business.  So, I'm considering investing in a syndication.  What's the best way to vet out the company and the people involved?  Does the SCC have a...

Very interesting news story here. Turns out a Montana town has an empty prison and has offered to take in all the Guantanamo detainees. I'm all for this. Drop them right in the middle of some remote, well armed, we...

Looking for advise on crowd funding.   I've heard about crowd funding from a personal friend but really have no ideal what it is or how it works. 

Hello, everyone. I will be closing on a short sale property on or before May 30th, 2011. My exit tactic is to wholesale this one as I'm currently in the process of starting my first rehab next month, and possibly anot...

I've been using Trulia to analyze home insurance in Pueblo CO.  I'll take these estimations and enter them into the BiggerPockets analysis tool.  However, when I attempted getting quotes the insurance premiums are nea...

for apartment complexes specifically, do the buyers need a specialized broker?

how are some ways that buyers can benefit from a specialized broker and where can one find experienced professionals for a local area t...