Bought a 3/1 REO in a nice neighborhood in rural Maine. The market is currently enjoying an absorption rate of 3.5 months for properties in the targeted price range. (We are targeting four area codes in a growing area...
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Is anyone heading to the Olympics in Beijing? Is anyone interested in going? (that isn't an offer - I'm not going)
Thoughts about the upcoming games?
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We bought commercial property last year and the owner financed 90% of the purchase. They didn’t issue us a 1098 for interest paid. Can we still claim the interest? Thank you!
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I am under contract on a 20 acre parcel of land and was interested in doing a self survey. I don't really know what I am doing, though through search and rescue and obtaining private pilots license I did have to map c...
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Just wondering if we have any cigar smokers on BP. I just finished a Bolivar PC, which was quite good, and decided I would find out who here likes the occasional smoke. If so, what did you smoke this weekend? What i...
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Context: 3200 sq. ft. home on a 1.25 acre mostly wooded lot in a rural area that is a short (30-45 minute) drive to a major metro area.From what I have seen, to clear an acre, put in a pond, and stock it with fish cou...
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Hello BiggerPockets community! I'm[Mary Light ] from [Cape Girardeau, MO ], passionate about real estate investing for [ about 4 to 5 yrs ]. I'm particularly passionate about [ starting my own business on flipping hou...
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Two of my neighboring tenants in the 4-plex quarreled, caused by small kids from one family playing and making some messes on the other family's front yard (the complex has open front yard), then verbal exchanges f...
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After speaking with several real estate professionals, and one in particular, I’ve collected a few controversial ideas and beliefs. I don’t have enough experience to determine whether or not these are accurate assess...
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I want to do a remodel on my property that would provide an additional floor of living space. Every worker that comes to the property asks me if it will be a rental. When I called the utility company it was the very f...