Michael K Gallagher
420 Friendly Vacation Rentals
In the spirit of the Holiday today I've always been curious if there are any operators of short term or vacation rentals that are specifically or intentionally serving the 420 community? Obviously there are many stat...
Paul Sandhu
A motel closed in my town yesterday
A little bit about my market/competition. There are 3 premium hotels in town. They offer breakfast, a pool, gym etc. They are $600-$700 per week. People that stay here while they work don't mind spending the extra...
Rick H.
Desperate non-performing note buyers beware! More hurdles ahead
Federal policy makers want to keep you from buying and profiting from openly traded non-performing notes (NPN). The bias is against private investors who purchase 1st and 2nd mortgages of delinquent homeowners in favo...
Joshua Dorkin
Its Over - Obama Wins - Now What?
Ok - Looks like the NY Post called the election for Obama . . . seems like the rest of the nets are tiptoing around it. So, I'll stand behind the Post and call it for Obama.
[UPDATE - It is official - McCain is in ...
Terron Winn
Good Morning; Good Evening Bigger Pockets family.
Hello all, My name is Terron and i have a background In Business Management with little to no experience in Real Estate investing. Currently I am living in my home that I have purchased in 2011 and now it has accumula...
Fred Stevenson
what to do after you've used up your ten fannie and freddy loans?
So for those investors that have accumulated 20 + homes, I'm curious how you continued to get your financing after you used up your ten personal loans. Did you start using commercial loans to buy your properties afte...
Johnathan Le
No Cashflow Northern VA
Hey BP,I've been eager to enter the real estate market for a while now and have been a dedicated fan of BiggerPockets for years.I visited a 1-bedroom condo in Ballston yesterday, and it has a small den.After researchi...
Danny Day
Tiny home development
Has anyone taken interest in "Tiny Homes", less than 500 sq ft homes.
I've been reading up on these, and it looks like people are building them ground up for less than $15k. Some people are claiming to live here for ...
H. Jack Miller
Beware of Appraisals: I would not at face value, some of them are a joke.
I looked at a loan request today. I know the area very well in Philadelphia, without seeing anything my first thought was the property was worth 350k or so. The appraisal came in at 640k, the comps they used were out ...
Nathan Killebrew
How to handle friends not on the same path as you.
Hi, I am a college student who is crazy about learning real estate and anything else pertaining to financial freedom. As I have been on this journey I have become more and more secluded from my friends. I feel as if...