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Greetings, Thanks for taking your time to read my story. Please start by telling you a little bit about me. I'm 29 years old married with one child on the way soon. Born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We were m...
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Hey All,I have a background in Civil Engineering working for around 40 years doing land development, floodplains, and waste management work, among other things. I stopped for a while to do life coaching and energy wor...
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I am an investor who focuses on multi-family residential properties in Grand Rapids, MI. I am considering to move forward with another investment in Detroit, Grand Rapids, or even North Carolina (open to suggestions w...
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I originally posted this in the development and new construction forum, but didn't get the responses I was looking for. I thought this might be a better forum for the question. Thanks!Recently, a friend and fellow rea...
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Good news! Everything is OK!!!Unfortunately, this analysis published yesterday by the SF Federal Reserve doesn't analyze commercial real estate, or "hot" markets vs cold markets (or the SF Bay, which is getting overhe...
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The Top 10 Real Estate Markets to Watch in 2016http://www.realtor.com/news/trends/top-10-real-est...Providence, RI featured as a market to watch in 2016
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I'm not that interested in marketing timing other than getting a sense of when risk is relatively high (due to very high prices). I look at the case shiller index to get a sense of this: http://us.spindices.com/index-...
Hi BP, My name is Blake.As I'm writing this I'm nervous, excited and above all else ready to start a change of pace in my life and the circumstances I've been in for the past 25 years. Until now I've been working whic...
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I'm wondering if I should pull my 401k money early, which my current employer has been matching, and use that money to invest in real estate as my future retirement fund.I've heard mixed opinions. Some individuals hav...
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I would love to connect and get a sense of what you're seeing in Huntsville and or talk shop on the phone. I am Boston based and would like to get my feet wet. Looking to take a trip down in late Feb / March to first ...