528,000 foreclosures so far in first 6 months. On pace for over 1 million this year. That is a # that, to my knowledge, has NEVER been reached. What will 2011 be? Higher or lower? Where are all the buyers and cash go...

Hello. I come to real estate by a very tortured path.I graduated from college with a BS in physics in 1980 (yea, I am that old). After not being able to find a job, I went running back to the safe haven of academia ...

hi! I am a 40 year old cyclist in southern california (who pays the bills by working as a physician), married with 4 kids. Believe it or not, I am even more ignorant of finances and investing than your average physici...

Currently, I have 7,000 sq. ft. of unused and unrented basement space. It is in the heart of downtown of a smaller (14,000) city. I am brainstorming on what I could use it for.
The building is zoned for commercial an...

Hi folks, I've been hearing a lot about Apex, NC being a good rental investment property. "d like to purchase a $200-230K house (preferably 0-3 yrs old) and rent it out. I live in Seattle,  WA so won't be in person to...

HiI bought two properties this year and sold them for a profit. It is my understanding the profit from those flips will be treated as active income and subject to self employment tax. However I didn't even lift a fing...

Here is the link: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-most-overvalued-undervalued-housing-131550950.htmlAlso from the article:The most overvalued market in the U.S. was Austin, Texas (overvalued by 19%), followed by Los ...

Hi Bigger PocketsI really enjoy reading the forum, blog, as well as BP books by Brandon Turner and Trench.  I enjoy trying to figure out what strategies will work best for me.It does seem like many members here are al...

are title companies a good source to get list of absentee owners and or local cash buyers?