The City of Lansing is making me pull a Permit on an addition that's was put on my rental property 15 years before I owned it.  Contractor won't touch it and city won't let anyone live in it until it's done. Read belo...

Hello Everyone,I am new to BiggerPockets and to the area, I recently took a job offer in New York City and I reside in a small rental unit in Hoboken.  I am looking to move out of Hoboken soon and get started in real ...

With residential it’s pretty easy to follow sales and develop an understanding of markets. Commercial seems much more difficult to find the comparable data. I don’t want to use a broker’s time yet because I’m just loo...

Just trying to weight my options

I am looking to purchase a 5 unit apartment building in a small town in Maine. I am getting a deal at 60k for the building. Appraisal value is 120k. 3 units occupied, two vacant currently. Building is in fair conditio...

I'm looking to buy my first rental property soon. What price range and areas should I be looking to buy in? I am also a real estate agent and have access to a couple of different MLS' in my area. I am in the Missouri ...

The Leading Index of Economic Indicators has been a pretty good indicator of a decline in economic activity, since it was published. The index uses nonfarm payroll employment, the unemployment rate, average hours work...

I have had family living in the Lawrenceville area since the early 1900s and I find it astonishing to witness the revitalization going on in that neighborhood.It made me wonder what other neighborhoods are poised for ...

Well, after 3.5 years, we have listed our first property! It was a live-in flip. Our goal was 2 years, and we almost doubled it... We did have a baby in the process, we did 90% of the work ourselves, and we learned as...

Since Karen and Jon are showing off their wares I figured I would post our new project on Crest. When we get the decks done I'll post some more pictures of the view, which is probably the best in east Austin right...