After talking with quite a few people and after reading some interesting reviews, it seems that the iPad could be a real game changer for the real estate business (and many others). With that in mind, I thought we co...

I am looking at a home built in 1900 for buy and hold. I would like to know, what are the dangers of buying a home that was built that old. The home looks in good condition. One thing I observed is that the steps of t...

I have a question for all of you BPersI am an active buy and hold investor and some months I ask myself why am I doing this again?I believe I do this because I do not have a clearly defined WHY to look to during those...

Hi, Hopefully we can have a good chat on Jan 24th. I set a time on BP Chat at 4pm to 6 pm EST. I had set it up to role play as an investor willing to loan money to the newbies, if they could talk me into it. They stat...

This occurred on Sunday.  Thankfully not at one of our properties, but one about three hundred yards away.  A heavier gentleman was apparently walking up the stairs to his cabin, a step gave way and snapped, and his l...

Hi all, I have a handful of STR-specific questions I was hoping I could get some focused replies for. I've read/skimmed through dozens of airbnb threads but there are just SOOO many on this site covering a wealth of t...

I want to buy commercial real estate as an investment with the intent of using some of the space to do something in the food space.  I'm on cape cod MA, upper cape specifically, where hundreds of thousands of tourista...

As a developer/builder there's always ideas swirling in my head about "fantasy projects" I'd like to do someday. One that is just outside our grasp right now, and I'm sure all of you have some too.

If you c...

Hi All. This is my first property where I got it appraised before selling. I'm usually good with determining ARV's but this is a historic home so I got a certified appraisal done before I place it back on the market.
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