I think that a lot of people dismiss the actions of the Federal Reserve right now. They feel that they are all politicians and won't allow the economy to slide.I'm not so sure. I'm going to argue (or "muse") here, tha...

After a period of low interest rates that fueled housing market, the Federal Reserve is meeting on March 14-15 with the stated goal to raise the benchmark interest rates from near zero. Many are saying that this will ...

Hello BiggerPockets,Basically we are looking to upgrade our current home to buy a single story home from current two story home of the same size in the same city san Jose. We are aged 55 and 50, we expect to work at l...

Hello, I was trying to buy a property and everything’s fine until I got the appraisal report. The appraised value is lower than what the lender expected, so the lender lower the loan amount from 80% (which is on the p...

I am remodeling an apartment in my building and for whatever reason the people that either built the place or remodeled it pitched the foundation. This has led to everything being visually/physically slanted inside of...

I’m trying to get a read on what real estate values are doing in each geographic area where we do business. It’s one thing to read reports compiled by third parties, but it’s an altogether different story from the age...

Hello All, So 4 days ago I as able to get my first real estate deal under contract in Spring, TX! I'm super exited to finally be taking that fist step into the world of real estate investing and was initially very opt...

Hi, I am nearing completion of a rental property and need to decide whether to use laminate or granite.  The price I was quoted for 47 sq ft of laminate installed starts at $1300 for A level through to $1500 for C lev...

Hi BP Family - My husband and I are looking into purchasing another single family home.  We've always purchased turn-key properties and are now thinking of buying a true fixer-upper at a lower cost and renovating (i.e...

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