Over the weekend I started driving around the area in which I live, and was honestly a but shocked by how many properties I came across that were either vacant or in a major state of disrepair.  Within a fairly concen...

What caused the vacant schools?

Kansas City is not the only metropolitan city that has closed schools in recent years; Detroit, Philadelphia, and Chicago all closed a large number of schools as well. Unli...

I'm looking to clone myself.But, I've been told that my cloning machine violates some ethical boundaries. Something about a "soul." Whatever. I'll sell my cloning machine on eBay. So, I'm looking to clone myself inste...

Economic Update
(Monday, April 26, 2021)
While the nation was focused on a Minneapolis courtroom last week, there was also history emanating from a Los Angeles courtroom. A federal judge overseeing a sprawling la...

Hello everyone,I see something pop up all the time when talking about allowing pets on your property. Someone always says "Except if it's a pitbull, keep those away"Now I understand that "dangerous breeds" can bring h...

How does wholesaling work and what are the advantages?
do you think its a good place for a newbie to start out?

I'm currently working on development plans for two small office properties, one in Annapolis, MD and one in Washington, DC.

Cap rate on both , conservatively, would be approximately 7.2% ; that's at my sell p...

Hey BP Nation!

I'm new to the community...not just this community but ANY online community. BiggerPockets is the first site to actually get me interested in engaging in any kind of online group. There are...

I'm interested in buying a lake house in Northern, or possibly mid-Michigan. I have rented a few for vacations on HomeAway, and now I'd like to just own one myself for use a couple of weeks a year and hopefully have i...