Jen L.
Buy/Sell/Hold? What's your plan for 2017?
Hi All,I have been pondering for this question for some time now. Should I buy in 2017? In the Bay Area, the market feels like the peak. However, who knows how long this plateauing will last. What's your plan for ...
Dominique Guinnane
Interest Rate Buydown vs. Sales Price Reduction
Hello Everyone,I'm a fairly new real estate agent in the Bay Area, CA. My brokerage recently had a quick presentation on how having an interest rate buydown vs. a sales price reduction could be beneficial to both sell...
Zach Davis
Veterans, who has witnessed a long term rent decrease?
I was thinking about how much rents have increased in my area in the last 10 years and decided to do a little research. I used the St. Louis Federal Reserve website to look up info on average rents and to my surprise,...
Ethan Gidcumb
How Did Real Estate Stocks Hold Up During the Market Frenzy?
Even with the recent stock market chaos, there's some bright news for mortgage companies. Over the past 5 days, stocks like Rocket Mortgage have soared by +16.47%, and LoanDepot has jumped by +10.26%, thanks to fallin...
Jack B.
Recession affect on real estate prices
When you look at this chart, you see that overall there is often a mild impact on real estate prices but not always. Sometimes the prices remain unaffected and sometimes like with the 2008 crash, they can be significa...
Peter Lohmann
April Rent - Data & Projections for Columbus Ohio
I'm very curious what the delinquency rate will be for April rent. What percentage of tenants won't pay? 15%, 25%, 40% or what?To get a handle on this I'm sharing some data we normally wouldn't, in the interest of tra...
Pope Lake
Delaying Investment Until Next Economic Downturn
Hi BP! I'm currently looking to purchase a property in Birmingham, AL to buy and hold. I know that this market is currently great for this strategy, and hope to find a property that adequately cash flows. Ideally, I ...
James McGovern
Strategies for profiting off illegal immigration?
What is a solid Strategy for profiting off illegal immigration? Where are sources of government funding? I have seen on my last trip to New York City formerly bankrupt hotels recover and make a ton of revenue off ille...
Alan Asriants
Mortgage rates just hit 8%!! So... should you buy a home/investment???
Warning... Rant below lol...Marry the house!
Date the Rate!
It's not just a corny saying, it is actually a great way to look at the market now
Lock your payment in today. Tomorrow the market might be differentThis ...
Mike Franco
$1m equity, excellent credit, no income. What loans can I get?
I have a $1m house paid off. 830 FICO.
If I cash out refi, I can easily get a loan for $300k to buy a fixer.
After spending $50k out of pocket to repair, ARV is $500k. I want to further leverage the increased equity...