Eddie Ziv
First it was Argentina, next was Island and Ireland now is Dubai. Is US next?
Dubai which until recently was one of the richest emirate in the Persian gulf announced that they are declaring debt standstill for six months. They are in trouble.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/no...
Nicholas Denning
Investing Outside of My Area
I live in the Denver Metro area and just got my first rental property. I am looking to acquire more, but with my price range and the Denver market it is hard to find deals that work right now. I am exploring the optio...
Tracy Z. Rewey
Are Note Investments Safe From Inflation Risk?
Anyone else getting this question a lot lately?
When we buy notes at a discount our return far surpasses the rate of inflation. In 2020 the average rate of inflation was 1.2%. In the past 20 years the annual average...
Shiwei Qu
Ohio Market Still Good?
Hello BP community,
Just out of curiosity, if everyone who consider out of state investing has been recommended Ohio market, are there still true opportunities or actually risks? I locate in Bay Area and also conside...
John Barnette
It's a terrific day in San Francisco
Hi all, officially now a new member of BP. Though been a reader off and on for a while. Looking forward to interacting with you all on here, providing advice, seeking advice, and so forth. A little about me: Realto...
Sean Larsen
Are Hyped Markets Still a Good Investment?
"Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful." - Warren BuffettThere are some markets such as Kansas City, Memphis, Indianapolis, etc. that seem to be listed as "Best Places to Invest" year af...
Christopher Murphy
Rental Arbitrage for Short-Term and Mid-Term Rental
Good morning all!First off, I am 24 in the DFW, TX area. My interests in real estate are house hacking, creative financing (Subject To, Seller Financing), short-term rental, and rental arbitrage. I have a baseball coa...
Drew Y.
Its beginning to feel a lot like 2005 everywhere I look
So I have been watching the interest rates as they have begun to rise and the notional value of risk free treasuries and ten year treasury bonds are approaching 3% . Given that the CAP rates in the San Francisco bay a...
Endre Vestvik
New member, looking to invest in Athens, Greece.
Hi everyone,I am a guy from Norway, in the process of investing in apartments in Athens, Greece. Anyone here who have, or are considering, investing in Athens, or other areas in Greece?Thanks,Endre.
Jeff S.
Geithner talking, Greenspan too
Was listening to Geithner talking to some senators and he was saying he'd like to see renters fill all the vacant houses. To facilitate that he said he'd have to take over Fannie and Freddie. Hmmm, I was thinking this...