What in the world in going on with Las Vegas housing? Why are local housing prices up 20% in less than 4 months? To better understand current investment housing trends in Las Vegas you need to understand the simple ec...

Hey guys, I'm looking to purchase 2-3 single family homes out of state. Up to this point I've only owned my primary residences, but I've been able to save up about $150k that isn't doing much in the bank.I still have ...

Just seeing if anyone is familiar with STR investing in Oregon. I'm looking toward the coast for my first investment. Florence is the closest coastal town from my primary residence near Eugene. The numbers I have foun...

We operate in a 40 mile radius from our house. Anything is fair game within that driving radius. We have been really hammering one town trying to expand there and looking at all potential properties with a realtor t...

Hi BP,I have question regarding cashflow and if all investors REALLY require it from Day 1. Here's the background:I'm taking a course at UCLA taught by Jon Swire, the author of There's No Free Lunch in Real Estate, an...

Does anyone own vacation rentals in the Poconos, if so how is that going, would you recommend investing there?

Life is too short to not have a little fun!

Me (don't worry I'll keep it short and sweet!):

Glassblowing (well, actually flameworking), here I use a propane / oxygen / compressed air mix and a German torch to heat u...

I am based in New York's Hudson Valley and interested in buy and hold investing with a focus on smaller multi-family properties.  My wife and I purchased our first property last year; an older 3 family in a busy villa...

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I am Timmy Walsh, and as the title says I am from Boston, like the city of Boston. Most people name a town in their state, an...

This might be an interesting topic born from another thread.

When is buying or operating in real estate a speculative venture and when are you investing? How do you define speculating and investing, what's the differ...