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Just under a month ago, I closed on a 4plex in (East) Oakland, CA in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was a HomePath property that had been on the market for just over 6 months, and was able to squeeze in with a convent...
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I read Aftershock, the latest edition, by the brothers Wiedemer. It was fairly dark, much about our economy being a multi-bubble economy, the weakness in housing for various reasons (including the 50% or so cash tr...
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Now this. I guess just like students don't like to perform on tests, the Teachers don't like to have their tenure dependent on their ability to teach.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700039443/Pressured-teachers-t...
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Okay so there is this guy, he wasn’t very wealthy at all. And now he owns multiple high rise apartment buildings. And is loaded. My question is after he got the first one. And paid all that money. How did he afford to...
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Here I am going to write what all I did with the exact numbers (in $) and looking for expert comments on overall process and guidance on how to take it forward from here.
In 2020, I bought 59 lots in a mobile homes p...
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Very soon I will be beginning the process of purchasing my first REI property.
Important back-story information:
I have a full time job as an engineer and currently work in Colorado. I will be purchasing...
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I have a triplex in a c-d area (rent 700 for a 2/1) and I was wondering how others are screening tenants. I am using a paid background check and call employer, current landlord. I am requiring they make 2100 a month...
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The Corona Virus is forcing many to work remotely for jobs that never had the opportunity to do so in the past. Once this Pandemic comes to an end how is this going to impact the real estate market if most jobs contin...
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Just heard that 36 cities in 20 U.S. States are dumping the dollar. I could NOT find any evidence of this being the case. So I that being that BP members reside all over that maybe someone can say if their city is s...
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I have been participating as the capital partner is a major renovation (90% new) in historic Charleston. The area is likely to appreciate, and so even though I can make $25,000 if I flip it in a month, I am also in...