Josh Bishop
Commercial vs Residential
I have a small residential portfolio which I have enjoyed and would like to continue to grow. Commercial investing has always interested me, although I have heard its a much different animal. I have a residential lice...
Martin Saenz
Are you seeing Note Tapes on a regular basis?
With regards to non-performing institutional notes, I get asked weekly by various folks to provide them with my sellers and avenues for obtaining tapes. This obviously stems from a shortage of deal flow within the ind...
Ali Samana
When do we learn??
I know there has been a lot of talk about the government programs/spending on this forum lately. However, here are the numbers that scare me far worse than those.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Americans-Save-Less-in...
Vanessa Roca
Rent or Flip? Beginner seeking advice
Hello! I'm a new real estate investor in the Northern Virginia area and looking to learn as much as I can here on BiggerPockets. I'm personally really intrigued with house flipping, but hesitant to jump in due to my l...
Brandon G.
On Slavery and Broken Bonds, Perhaps
I am first going to say that this is very difficult to write about. The motivation to compile so much intricate information that is held in a mostly emotional state and convert those feelings into words articulated s...
Joe Splitrock
CDC Eviction Moratorium Extended to July 31st
As expected the CDC extended the eviction moratorium a month to July 31st and I suspect they will extend it again in a month. The reason cited is basically that some state governments have been ineffective and distrib...
Account Closed
buying a rental first or wait till i buy a primary ?
hello,i have 175k for real estate and putting aside 105k for a duplex with 15% down financing conventional in my home state NJ with the goal of living rent free or close to it. use the 70k plus for a rental single in ...
Alejandro Valbuena
Is the Housing Market Overvalued Today?
Hey Everyone!I am actually taking one of my first real estate classes in college and every weekend we have to read multiple articles and comment on it. After several weeks of reading I found that houses prices are dec...
Nik Krohn
Purchasing Only D Property Strategy - Do you recommend?
I want to specifically start a discussion on the topic of investing ONLY in D neighborhood quality properties.I have spent a LOT of time here on BP the last 10 days and my horizon has been opened to a lot more possibi...
Laura H.
Should I Stay or Should I Go Now...?
Hi all! Still kind of new to all of this, so bear with me...My husband and I have a duplex (he had it built in '96) and it's nearly paid off ($38k left). Thing is, we're not seeing much (if any) return. Never have. To...