Over the past 6 months I have been on a serious hunt to purchase income producing parking lots & structures across several markets.  Three offers made so far but no deals. I just wanted to share some of my thought...

I ran across an interesting little self storage opportunity. This facility consists of a paved lot with 80 concrete block storage units and a 160x200 open gravel lot (about 100 spaces) for autos, boats and RVs. 10’ ...

Hello. I am a newbie here. I need to understand from which place to start. I don't have a capital myself for the start. I make a commercial real estate market research and i would like to start a self storage busines...

Am I all alone here? People in my area can make $50/hour. Now, if we extrapolate from this, 50/hr x 40 hours/week = $100,000. Many of the people are dual income families. So a couple makes $200,000 per year. How ...

Hey BP! I just wanted to introduce myself.  I am currently a college student and will be graduating and moving to the Milwaukee area in a few months.  I am fortunate enough to have a job lined up, zero student loans, ...

Who pays for unexpected costs that arise for a contracted job? The contractor estimated a job, performed the work, then came back with additional charges to cover more work that was performed and/or materials.Do you h...

Why aren't builders trying other materials instead of stick-built homes? I just paid $72k for a lumber package on 4 1250 SF townhomes that would have cost less than half that a year ago. Almost every major metro area ...

Hi, friends,Water started coming up from the drains in my duplex. A Roto Rooter technician managed to clear the main line after a ton of work and resorting to a 1-inch blade (apparently, they usually use only 6- or 3-...

First of all.  Currently I have 30 points as a Commercial post contributor.  How many points do I need to get a Free BP ball cap?

I was asked in a PM how to value a specific Commercial/Industrial property I identif...