Eric James
Is real estate appreciation a myth? Adjusting for inflation
One stated benefit of investing in real estate is price appreciation. However, if you look at inflation adjusted real estate prices for the most part there isn't much appreciation. There are specific points in time ...
Will Barnard
Cash Flow vs. Appreciation
Many have argued/claimed here on BP that cash flow on residential properties is of vital importance and investors can not put food on the table with appreciation. I disagree. Once you have built a business with many r...
Jim Morris
Has anyone been extorted/threatened for the deposit back?
Team-We've had a really smooth 5 years of renting until now. My head is still spinning a little over the text we received from our tenant that just moved out. They have been good renters over the year, so I'm really s...
MARK F.
What was cause of High Multifamily Vacancies during 2009
Here is the multifamily vacancy chart from data gathered and reported by the NAHB.
*in case chart doesn't display you can find it here...
http://www.nahb.org/generic.aspx?sectionID=238&genericContentID=14910...
Rich Weese
Most recent White House lie-Stimulous created jobs
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705340463/Stimulus-jobs-overstated-by-thousands.html?pg=2
This shouldn't come as a surprise, but new facts show more misrepresentations from the current administration. This is hard...
Jessica Wood
What is the real benefit of cash?
Forgive me if this seems naive, but what is the real benefit of having cash when investing in real estate vs. being able to obtain financing? Specifically 500k-1m of cash. Would it be best to use that to buy a forecl...
Karen Margrave
Challenges of developing mobile home parks, affordable housing
With such a high demand for affordable housing in California, Oregon, and other states, has anyone tried developing a manufactured home park or anything similar? What are the challenges with getting it approved? Is it...
Vana G.
Why can't wholesalers just..?
This may be a really naive question but I haven't heard anyone answer this in the podcasts or the books I've read...
Why can't wholesalers just say they have a buyer and will be reassigning?
Wouldn't th...
Joshua Dorkin
The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing is Here
After months of work, a project that has been a very long time coming is now live:
The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing
Guess what . . . it's FREE!
This guide was designed to help ...
Edward Debbs
negative cash flow, but not really an investment
Hi all-I have a rental in New Jersey which I've rented out steady for 3 years now to the same family. We actually hadn't intended to rent it out, but we had to move quickly and it was faster than selling it. We have...