I was just wondering today about the possibility of "business hacking" - whereby an entrepreneur that needs office/retail/commercial space to operate his/her business might buy a small office piece of commercial real ...

So I follow the news and listen to the BP podcasts and the signs are clearly flashing danger for MF syndications - high interest rates and short-term debt coming due, constrained bank lending, slowdown in rent increas...

This is exactly why I tell my clients not to buy these low cap properties.http://www.cnbc.com/id/102799994?__source=xfinity|mod&par=xfinityIf it has the parent corp. guarantee at least you have that revenue stream...

Try to do my first deal in Philly, not sure if lawyer is needed. Research online shows some just hire title companies to do the work, get a template online and request a home inspection. Any thoughts? Much appreciated =)

A friend from work informed me of a vacant house in his neighborhood and had said the owner was looking to get rid of the property. I jumped on this opportunity and contacted the owner (via mail, which did not get a r...

Going to rent out our current house this spring.  It has a history of getting water in the basement but after some new landscaping and gutters this summer we got very little water even with heavy rains.  It is an unfi...

Hey! I purchased a SFH in a C-class neighborhood and am trying to improve the property through some sweat equity before renting it out.
The one project I'm stuck on right now is what to do with the counter-tops in th...

My wife an and I have six rental properties in the Charlotte area that cash flow. We are currently considering an off market deal in Gastonia North Carolina. It’s about 20% under market and needs a new deck, fresh pa...

Hello BiggerPockets community,My name is Derek and this is my first post on the forums. If you are familiar with the book Rich Dad Poor Dad then you probably are able to figure out how I found myself in this awesome c...

Fellow BPers,
I have been looking into older homes which have dug out, unfinished basements with low clearance. What can be done with this type of space? Is it too expensive to dig out more of the flooring to create c...