Hey everyone,

Like most of us, I can look at a property with an income stream and figure out approximately how much it's worth. But what about a raw piece of land? Both residential zoned land and commercial zoned. Ho...

Hello fellow BP members!I am a part owner of a duplex in Olympia, Washington and we invest in the Tumwater, Lacey and Olympia areas. There is currently only one main water line and we are considering adding a 2nd mete...

Back in the 1970s when I first entered the real estate profession (my fellow bankers were shocked that I left international banking to work as a COMMISSIONED commercial real estate salesperson!), creativity in deal ma...

Can someone shed some light on the details involved in obtaining a loan, be it from a bank or private lender or some other source unfamiliar to me?

Our specific situation:

Myself and two partners (one of which is al...

Looking at buying a home to live in. Odd property in that was a commercial building made residential on the inside. Still looks very commercial from the street among conventional homes all around. Only been on the mar...

Hi everyone!I am new to the real estate world but am trying to learn everything I can. I have been a long time reader of BP but am finally getting close to purchasing a place (6-12 months?).I'm 25, and engineer in the...

I am totally blown away trying to sell a house I purchased 4 years ago at PA Judicial sale.  I was taught that a judicial sale will wipe out all leins except federal.  I have found that information is totally misleadi...

Is there a "rule of thumb" regarding a ratio of income you should get from a rental property versus how much a mortgage payment is on that property.  Obviously you are in it to make money, but is there a criteria that...

Hi everyone! My name is Christy Hall and I just got into real estate. I am always looking for ways to invest my money. In fact before real estate I was into sports investment and stocks. I scored big on sports and sti...

I told myself I wanted to have a firm grasp on IRR and have been researching online. I feel like it's easy to over complicate this and I've confused myself unfortunately :)..
The definition of IRR being the discount ...