Bobby Balow
Help! Tenant destroyed property and need to prioritize repairs
The situation:We very recently purchased a property based on a home inspection that was currently occupied by a tenant. Turns out there was a LOT of hidden damage. From what I understand, there is little we can do bec...
Christopher Levine
Marine vet getting started in Colorado
I'm 22, currently an active duty Marine in San Antonio, Texas. Serving has given me the great advantage of a debt-free college education and some specific, potentially lucrative skills. I'll be separating in fall 2019...
Jonathan Bombaci
Massachusetts Multi-Family Data going back to 1997 - as of 1/15
So I am a bit of a data nerd coming from corporate IT Finance world. We had a very hard time getting our hands on Market data that was specific to Multi-family in MA. You know what they say, if you can't find it the b...
Sean Salandy
Danger in Using Home Equity Line to Purchase Real Estate
I am planning to use my home equity line of credit that I received on my primary residence to put a down payment on a rental property. During the application process for the HELOC, I told the bank that I would be usin...
Himanshu Jain
Tips best practices on managing Property Management company
Just wondering if people/property owners have any tips/suggestions strategies that they have used in the past to manage property management company. Primarily to ensure they are achieving the desired operational (leas...
Renee Burke
Several questions from a new investor
Hello, I am a newbie in real estate investment and have several basic questions for you:- ON this board I see people referring to A, B areas. Where can I find a list of the specific areas in Austin, that are A, B, etc...
Alfred Bell
Why are people buying homes now?
I'm aware that people are buying homes now. I know an agent in SoCal who has sold 57 homes in 2008 and already has sold 10 in 2009. She tells me that these people are buying retirement homes. Most of them will rent, l...
Johnny Horner
Self storage in small towns?
Self storage popping up everywhere, what is the BP community thoughts on self storage in small towns? The town with less then 2000 people. Currently 62% occupied.
Edward Shin
Would you rent to a parolee?
BP Nation, I need your thoughts and advice: My business partner and I have a property that has been sitting vacant over the last few months. As you can imagine, we're looking to get it rented ASAP, and there's a coupl...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (July 6, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, July 6, 2020)
The big economic news this week is the second straight employment report which surpassed expectations. Nearly all of the data indicates that the recovery from the partial shut...