Ok, this may be a dumb question but - My home is three years old. I would like to 'borrow the appreciation' as in Kiyosaki's book Real Estate Advantages.  This is an equity loan....  right?I know - It may explain it f...

Hi guys,1. I hope I got the correct forum. Anyways, a little background info. I purchased a condo about 2 years ago, FHA loan, for $256,000 30/years @ 2.875%. Since then it has appreciated in value; condos in my locat...

This seems to be a widely held mantra here.  If you buy in a high appreciation market, you're not investing, you are speculating.  That's not something I have ever heard here in Hawaii.  Probably because it's not true...

Hey everyone, so I have made a few posts now and here is my next question. I am most interested in buy and hold investments, I have done enough research and reading to get the concepts of it and the term I have heard ...

After searching the site, I can't seem to find the basic appreciation formula.  Any insight?

Sean buying on future appreciation is speculation and a good way to burned in real estate.
Neighborhoods will change with the demand and demand will change due to forces that none of us can forcast.

If your goal is to buy in an appreciation market as I've seen on BP many times.  So basically buying and waiting for the rise in the housing market and then sell high.  But when the housing market is high, rents go up...

A lot of California investors have talked trash on BP about how much they make on appreciation. I just wanted to post some data to back up that trash talk! lolSince 1980, you've made 350-800% in cumulative asset appre...

For experienced investors out there, can you share how much of your returns is attributed to cashflow and how much due to appreciation? 50/50, 80/20, etc.?

Can you also share when you started and where your investmen...

Does anyone know of a source for real estate price appreciation data? I'm wondering if there is anyway to get info on historical rates of appreciation in areas of the country, by zip code, by city, etc.