Benjamin Benomar
Commercial Property with Residential Mortgage
Is it common for mortgages to have restrictions on another use on the land?A little background... my partner purchased a quadplex on commercial c-3 zoning in historic neighborhood, Atlanta, GA using a residential loan...
Jay Strickler
FL A&D Loans for Subdivision
I have an 8 acre tract of land in the Florida panhandle that I want to develop into a small subdivision. The lenders that I normally talk to about my rental property don't do A&D loans. My partner and I need abo...
Karen L.
First time investor - Good to still buy in Portland?
HelloI'm interested in property in the Portland & Hillsdale area. Any suggestions on whether or not it's still a good idea to invest in this area? I know that a lot of people are getting priced out. And that rent ...
Pedro Machin
Cost basis of subdivided land from a parcel with a house
Hey guys!I recently bought a .47 acre lot with a house on one side of the lot for 200K. A developer is interested in buying .36 empty acres of my lot for 150K (I want to keep the remainder acreage with the house). How...
Daniel Y.
LA did it! Solved the California Housing Crisis!!
How do we build more affordable housing in California? I mean we put in ten thousand layers of policies and bureaucracy for "safety reasons" and to "create jobs," but now there's no cost effective way to create/build ...
Reed Meyer
Real Estate Investing Books
I have read Rich Dad Poor Dad and The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner and I am now looking for my next book. Do you have any suggestions for good books to follow these?For some context, I am planni...
Marcus Cannady
Newbie from Atlanta, GA
Greetings all! My name is, Marcus Cannady, and while I'm originally from Cincinnati, Ohio; I've called Atlanta home for the last 11 years. I've landed here at BiggerPockets' forum after consuming ~10 podcasts over the...
Geoffrey Tanudjaja
Neighborhood opinion at East English Village Detroit
Hi BP Community?I'm looking to buy at East English Village, Detroit. Does anybody have any opinion about the neighborhood?I looked through a couple of forums and they have mixed reviews. Some of them said it's good, s...
Richard Warren
Las Vegas housing numbers for August
The August home sales numbers were released for the Las Vegas market. It just shows that you can massage data to give you the number you want. Agents will probably be touting the statistic that shows the median new ...
Taylor Dial
New from Indianapolis, Searching for Buyers
My name is Taylor Dial, a newcomer from Indianapolis! I have been doing some research about real estate investing and found out about BP. Currently, I work for a multi-family developer in Indianapolis, but want to get...