Hi, I am Angela from Grand Rapids, MI. I grew up in Kentwood and am now raising our family in Kentwood. My husband, @Chad Hovermale, and I buy, update and hold duplexes in Kentwood and Greater Grand Rapids. I find i...
I have read a lot of books in finance and real estate since my early 20s, but one thing that has always been consistent in my readings for the past 18 years is the wealth profile of millionaires. In chart above you ca...
I have read where other REI's have operated under an LLC which is umbrellaed under an S-Corp for tax purposes. I am in the process of pulling my RE properties under a "business" entity to separate my personal busin...
The Charlotte commercial multifamily market seems to keeping pace or exceeding that of residential. I was curious if investors were adjusting their strategies (e.g. switching from buy-and-hold to flipping or developin...
I'm fairly new to BP and I'm here to soak up as much knowledge as I can to help further my real estate business. I'm looking for business partners/JV, finance partners, mentors, and hey even plain old friends. Pretty ...
Interesting (and relatively short) read in the current issue of The Atlantic regarding the increasing population of renters (vs. homeowners), rising rents and the potential impact those have on household finances.http...
Greetings,Well I bought my first rental unit, a duplex and am living upstairs. I have a tenant who is moving in the beginning of next month. I am trying to figure out how to share the laundry facilities.The laundry ro...
In the past month I have been getting calls from Sellers with vacant land. I am not targeting vacant land (but the properties are on a code violation marketing list that includes a little bit of everything). The most ...
I have a small, one bedroom apartment that was filled by a property management company with a household of 4 ( 2 adults 2 children ). Being a one bedroom 900 sq ft space I thought a household of 4 was a stretch but w...
Economic Update
(Monday, March 22, 2012)
The TV commercial used to say “When E.F. Hutton speaks everyone listens.” Well, E.F. Hutton is no more. Now we have the Federal Reserve. And when the Fed speaks, truly EVE...