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Heidi B. Are we reliving 2006 in 2016?!
26 September 2016 | 104 replies

When we purchased our 3 unit bldg together (newly married) in 2006, there not yet any red flags of the pending housing crash that reared its ugly head that very same fall.  Some say 2008 but this part is not impt to t...

Noah Bacon Harris and Trump's Housing Plans from Last Night's Debate
13 September 2024 | 61 replies

In last nights debate, Vice President Harris emphasized housing affordability, addressing the shortage of homes and proposing a plan to increase housing supply by 3 million units. She also highlighted her background a...

Marco Santarelli What is your MINIMUM required Capitalization (Cap) Rate?
26 June 2016 | 89 replies

Although I'm not a big fan of using the Capitalization (Cap) Rate to analyze a property, it is a number used by many investors as a quick one-dimensional metric.  It is also one that is more commonly used in the comme...

John Craven Smoky Mountain Vacation Rental
26 April 2020 | 76 replies

Hello BP Members,I hope everyone is staying safe, healthy and sane in these crazy times.  I am currently under contract on a vacation rental in the Smoky Mountains (approx. 10 min from Pigeon Forge), with a closing da...

Jerryll Noorden I GOT MY FIRST LEAD!!! This thing actually works!! HELP?
14 February 2016 | 104 replies

OK I got my first phone call. (Well this is the second) but this one seems really serious.Would it be ok if I asked a few of you to walk me through my first call experience?I will tell you exactly what is happening an...

Chris C. Time to Face Federal Compliance Issues of Mobile Home Lending
10 January 2013 | 38 replies

If you are interested in mobile home lending as I am then it is time to face the facts that we cannot continue business as usual. The Safe Act only woke me up to the myriad of laws that we should be complying with an...

Daria B. Bad tenants - we need a database :-(
6 August 2017 | 76 replies

I know this is probably border line - privacy issue - if not fully frowned upon. :-|The title of my post - these tenants had no respect for the property - why doesn't there exist (again, venting) something that landlo...

Bryan Beal COVID-19 vs. Basic Freedoms
30 September 2021 | 321 replies

Let me start by being crystal clear. I am very sympathetic to all of those who have been exposed to COVID-19 – those who have either struggled through severe (or even mild) symptoms and certainly those who have passe...

Robert Frazier The morality of short term rentals
2 June 2022 | 114 replies

This is just a question I’ve been wondering as we deal with a huge housing crisis in our city.is it moral to convert properties to short term rentals in a city with a deep housing crisis?if a city has 500 units conver...

Account Closed Housing Bubble: Why it may be worse than previously thought
22 July 2017 | 199 replies

A housing bubble is a run-up in housing prices fueled by demand, speculation and exuberance. ... Speculators enter the market, further driving demand. At some point, demand decreases or stagnates at the same time supp...