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I have been looking in an area that has a couple for sale properties, in a flood zone. Literally every other house has a giant plastic cylinder in their front yard. anyone know what this is?
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Just curious what will b the strategy to buy appliances for rental use such as ovens, dishwashers, washer/dryers, etc.
Would you-
A) look for used appliance store to buy used but certified ones in good to excellent c...
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I'm going to start off by saying that we've made a lot of mistakes. My husband bought a house many years ago and had a family member live in the house. A year ago this family member came to us and said that she can no...
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This is something I hear real estate investors talk about all the time. Their goal is to build generational wealth for their kids, grandchildren, great grandchildren, etc. They believe by building a good real estate p...
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I am currently looking at a multifamily unit within a 1/4 mile of an elementary school. I'm wondering if the proximity to schools would tend to have a positive/negative effect on sale/rent prices.While we are on the s...
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I found the arguments in this video quite educational:
Milton Friedman On Why 100% Inheritance Tax Is a Bad Idea
Vikram and I had this debate a while back and he made many of these same points. I consider myself a ...
Good evening! Longtime lurker and BP podcast listener, first time poster. Due to the recent events and travesties in the Twin Cities area, I'm curious to see what insight that some who live there can provide. I am no...
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Hi my name is chris in Clearwater, FL. I was curious on people’s opinions on ways to invest in real estate in the upcoming months considering how the market is gearing towards with the COVID and everything. I imagin...
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I've been back in Cleveland for about a month after spending 12 years in Chicago. I'm back here for a variety of reasons but a big one is to invest in small multi. What has me confused is that any "gentrification" hap...
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When you hear about Detroit Real Estate most people get scared and picture burned down buildings, blight, etc. Myself included.One of my initial fears was that I wouldn't get my money back out, and that the renters wo...