So apparently The Coke Can Multiplier is some sort of a hotel valuation technique that can drastically send the wrong message about the value of a property. Do hotel owners really use this to buy and sell property? Th...

Hello Bigger Pockets! My name is Brad Semenoff and I am a relative newbie when it comes to real estate investing. I say relative because I was lucky enough to keep our first townhouse as a rental unit when my wife an...

I had a blast writing my Diary of a New Construction Project thread, and the feedback I got from that was great. So, I've decided to try another one...this time tracking and discussing the ongoing saga of a renta...

I read an article that Blackrock is buying all the houses and new housing tracts with taxpayer dollars to the tune of over 30k houses per year. Turning them into SFR. They are buying above market. Anyone else know ...

Warren Buffett when asked about his time horizon for investments. He answered with "Our favorite stock holding period is forever.” That got me wondering about real estate as I know folks in the boomer generation that ...

I was told to drop my home into an LLC ASAP. It's in a single-member LLC. It's owned free and clear and now that I want to pull cash out via a refinance, no one seems to want to work with me. But if I pull it out of t...

Last week I pulled the plug on the purchase of a fourplex during inspection because the numbers weren't going to work out if the RE market dropped much and the property needed rehab the owner didn't want to deduct for...

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've been on BP for a little under a week now, I love this site it's so informative. My question to you guys though is "Do you believe Detroit is making a turn around for the better & Will the change be noticed...