The rental market could finally be returning to stability after a wild past four years. Since 2020, we’ve seen rent prices skyrocket almost overnight, with huge asking price increases for single-family homes, multifam...
Housing inventory has shot up over twenty percent year-over-year. So, are our low inventory struggles finally behind us? During the low interest rate days, housing inventory couldn’t keep up with demand. Within days o...
Bao Nguyen
Sheriff's sale: why would anyone default if they can sell on MLS?
I hear stories that people have bought houses for 10 cents on the dollar at sheriff's sale/auction. How is that possible? Why would a 50% equity homeowner default when he/she could put their property on the MLS at 7...
Tone Church
Surprise! I need $3,300/yr flood insurance.
I am under contract for a two-family property in New York State. My deposit check has already been cashed and the appraisal was just performed for my FHA loan. I got a note from my lender today letting me know that th...
Will Sifert
Big changes to the way Colorado handles it's tax sales
As of July 1st, 2024 Colorado will be making a change from a traditional tax lien state to a system that is hybrid, more like Florida. I have glanced over some of the new law, from my initial interpretation the new sy...
Ericka G.
Lifestyle inflation vs. reasonable standard of living increase?
I’ve been frugal my whole life. My family jokes that my older brother started borrowing money from me when I was six (he was 16) because I always had $ stacked. But now I’m reaching a point where I want to splurge a...
Anne S.
Purchasing occupied rental from another investor
Good morning BP community!
I have been studying REI for about a year now and am ready to move from analysis paralysis to making my first deal happen in 2013. I attended my second local REIA meeting last night and was...
Hobart King
Indiana Tax Sales
Hi Guys,I'm planning on going to at least one Indiana Tax Sale coming up in the next few weeks. You can check out all the dates and times here (http://www.sri-taxsale.com). I have a few questions for those that have b...
Tinah Canda
Historic Property and an Unsuspecting New Investor
Hello BP community! My name is Tinah, a brand new real estate investor in Worcester County, MA and I ran into a few problems on my first transaction (details on a previous post). And, as if it that were not enough, a ...