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18 November 2021 | 0 replies
The original financing was challenging because the building was zoned residential but had been used as a commercial building with a conditional use permit for over 30 years.
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18 November 2021 | 1 reply
October 2021The U.S. housing market remains robust, with strong activity reported across both rental and residential housing fronts.
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4 December 2021 | 9 replies
I’ve done many types of residential and commercial and I think that most who do commercial agree that there is more wealth building potential there.
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18 November 2021 | 3 replies
I've noticed that there has been a slight slow down in the purchase of residential real estate.
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19 November 2021 | 1 reply
Hello BP Community, I am planning on obtaining my residential builder's license over the winter, so I can leverage that skill and license in real estate projects and eventually venture into the development business.
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22 November 2021 | 16 replies
I went from 1 unit to 8 in 3 deals due to investing in small residential multifamily properties.
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20 November 2021 | 11 replies
And with that, the same power of math that makes multis enhance returns, can work equally in revers to enhance losses.
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21 November 2021 | 18 replies
I was pretty confused by them saying it'd need to be commercial, but I was unsure because I'm now paying local taxes at the "commercial" rate rather than the "residential' rate I had while living in it.
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22 November 2021 | 7 replies
Hello, I am a complete newb to real estate outside of investing in classical REITs. 1: Located in the Boston Area2: Investing goals: Cash flow, looking to invest in residential property to start within daily driving distance from Boston.3: Fun fact..... the photo is old.
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21 November 2021 | 4 replies
Closing hopefully in 3 weeks on my first 4 unit building and I'm confident about the numbers, nice piece of land (2acres) in a residential area near SFHs and no other rental buildings nearby.