Thank you @J Scott for starting the new construction diary.  It's been our inspiration to do one of our own now.  In this thread we are going to track the progress of our first Crowd Funded new construction project in...

I'm having a difficult time getting 1st lienholder to provide details (payoff) to us as we are 2nd lienholder. They don't know but we're about to foreclose.  I know we are entitled to info but what should I provide &a...

I have posed this question to help me serve my students better.  I know most answers will focus around lack of money, but I think the answer is more complex.  My three biggest reasons for taking action: FEAR, family m...

Hi BP,I am looking at a couple beach house properties that looks really good on AirDNA however, AirDNA gave me the following analysis:Beach House Property:Annual Revenue - 121.6KOccupancy Rate   - 88%Cap Rate - 29.51%...

The history of markets tells us that we will always have a crash.  

This graph shows total consumer debt in the US since 2003
Housing crashes come from over indebtedness, this graph shows that US consumers have mo...

Hello everyone. I've been a BP member for a few months now, and I've previously been documenting my progress here:

http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/67333-a-newbies-birddogging-journal

I decided to star...

I spent a few years in the mid west in little towns that mined lead. At one time, the real estate investors there probably thought “we use lead for everything, no way it could fail as a commodity. If I hold onto this ...

We buy a lot of manufactured homes and have more demand for them then we can hope to fill this year. That is a good problem to have!!!

Unfortunately I have run into several occasions where the parks are cl...

Hi everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write a column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” in real estate.
I am looking for stories from BP members about that ONE deal or ...