Economic Update
(Monday, April 26, 2021)
While the nation was focused on a Minneapolis courtroom last week, there was also history emanating from a Los Angeles courtroom. A federal judge overseeing a sprawling la...

Hey guys I'm having a hard time choosing weather or not to buy a single family home or a duplex for my first investment property, my problem is I have like 130k saved so I'm skeptical about buying a duplex because the...

Right now the Philadelphia market feels inflated especially in neighborhoods like Kensington. Do you think Philly is overinflated or not? Why?

Big area of coverage? Let me explain.....

My name is Dustin and I am currently on Air Force active duty stationed in Alaska and have orders to Nebraska (leaving in May). Have been reading throughout the forums and ...

Hello BP community,I have a question with regard to vacation rentals in Panama City Beach. Should I wait for the market to go down, or should I invest now? I see the properties in $250K that cost $180k two years ago. ...

Hey everyone, I'm Izzy! I'm from Pittsburgh. I work in light construction, selling and managing projects on behalf of a manufacturer/contractor. I have some RE experience, but I'm super excited to learn from all of yo...

Hello South Florida BPers and all of BP Nation! This is my first post. Recently began real estate investing and joined the site a short time ago.  So pop quiz – what does one do when needing to sit in a dark room al...

Do people really get 2% on rent of the purchase price?  At least where I live there is no way this rule will work.A house that sells for a 130k (that doesn’t need any work) will get about 1200 to 1400 a month rent; no...

Middle of last year, I lent money to fund a flip and close on a development deal. Both were meant to short term, 3-6 months until the flip sold, or until the development deal found a longer term investor. Now, after r...

The U.S. rental vacancy rate edged slightly higher to 7.1 percent in 2018 Q3, but this is still below the 7.5 percent vacancy rate in 2017 Q3. The U.S. rental vacancy rate averaged 9.6 percent from 2000 Q1 through 201...