Hi BP,My wife and I are going through a cash-out refi, and are having an appraiser come to our home within the next week. Please provide any DIY tips on how to receive the maximum value for our house. Your feedback is...

I'm new to this, so I apologize in advance if I miss something basic.  I'm just trying to understand the best way to value a commercial property.  I just read an entire book that talked about CAP rates, and now I'm fi...

Hi, we have a tax deed auction coming up in PA, with over 1500 properties on it. I've been doing a lot of research and still have some questions for those who have done this before.
1) If a property has a long drivew...

Attention Data lovers! I need some help...I'd like to convert a long-term lease condo in San Diego CA to an Airbnb. The part of the county the condo is in doesn't require permits, however, the HOA is posing a problem....

This is VERY long but VERY interesting. Feel free to dispute any of the "facts " listed if you can. If not, start worrying, imo. Rich

The Wolf Family immigrated from Austria - Tyrol - in 1883 leaving behind one c...

Hello everyone I perused the BP community in the forums section to determine if gold as hard assets (with the ability for liquidation) would have application as collateral for doing a real estate deal. I am a collecto...

i am rehabbing a house that keeps getting vandalized. at first they just stole some copper from the AC but last night they pulled copper from hot water heater and the whole house is flooded.

I'm thinking about insta...

Many questions come in regarding buying at foreclosure auction - whether it be a sheriff sale or a trustee sale. So here is a round up of some threads that cover the gamut of topics that have cropped up. Enjoy the s...

I find that it is only helpful if I post things that people can learn from, so here is how my first deal went down. (For the newbies that need inspiration)

Over the past few weeks since I started getting into investi...