I was contacted by a potential investor in the Smoky Mountains asking my opinion on the earnings potential of a cabin.  One of the keys in any investment is "What are your goals?"  I was delighted to hear that this in...

There is an old rail yard across the street from my property. Construction is just now beginning on a huge k-12 charter school. Can't say I am too happy about the fact that someone decided it would be a good idea to i...

I've been running the numbers on potential rental properties in Cape Town. Even assuming 100% equity, am I correct that it's hard to manage a cash flow above 2% in this market? (Note that I am including management fee...

I currently live in London and have some money in the U.S. I'll need to buy a personal residence and cars when I return in July 2016. My question is should I loan this to a business partner who wants to complete a fli...

Now that Facebook has priced their stock offering in the $28-35 range is anyone thinking of picking some up?

I'm tempted to, but even though FB is a huge company I'm not all that sure their stock is a "sure" bet.

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I am not sure how other markets are but the Toledo, OH (or NW Ohio) market is soaring through the clouds.  With very little inventory, investors are having to fight their way into properties.  I have seen everything f...

I am typically very conservative when it comes to taking on debt and over-leveraging myself.  But I can't help but think about the currency inflation the Federal Reserve and government have been pushing the past few d...

The 3 hottest real estate markets are #1 Seattle (median SFR $830k), #2 Las Vegas (median SFR $295k, and #3 San Jose (median SFR $1.1M). Based upon the percentage (%) gained year over year. The rankings can flip flop ...

So I find that when I evaluate properties according to the BiggerPockets method, including CapEx monthly, including 5% of gross rents for repairs and maintanence, including 10% for property managers, etc, NO property ...

Howdy folksIt's summer alright!! Houston is getting Hot and humid slow and steady. People say it's going to be one of the hot summer because winter was bad. Being said, what it gotta to do with Real estate. It is ver...