Here's one more proof that stimulus plans aren't really helping the consumers: While commercial loans grew exponentially in 2020-2021, consumer loans have seen a steep decline:
What is more surprising is that I rece...
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Tax experts please help...I'm reading the book, Principles of Real Estate Syndication by Samuel Freshman.From book "There are certain tax advantages allowable with respect to new construction of residential income pro...
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Looking to buy a piece of raw land in California. It is a really nice parcel that I really want to find a way to make it happen. Title company has issue with the title transfer from the sellers relative who grant deed...
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Hi all,A newbie to BP, but have learnt a LOTTT.Quick question... I'm trying to get a property and had been pre-approved by a hard-money lender (non-conventional loan). However, there's one realtor that told me that th...
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Hi BP! I'm in the process of finding tenants for my first rental in Western NY near Buffalo. We have an applicant who applied through Cozy and we required they supply a credit check and background check with the appli...
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Hey everyone - I’m listening to the latest On The Market podcast and they are specifically talking about value declines in 2nd home markets due to demand from 2nd home buyers drying up due to rising rates/ affordabili...
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This is a very interesting article about rent growth and decline in various markets.https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/...
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With rates set to rise eventually (though I have thought that for years) I am interested in the opinion of investors regarding the trade-off between being able to buy at the extremely low rates vs. the strong possibil...
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I’ve been reading that landlords need to inform applicants who they’re rejecting of why their application is being rejected. What happens when you have too many strong applicants?
We have reviewed and identified 3 te...
Is it wrong or not allowed to decline a potential tenant if I think they are a jerk, even if totally qualified? Kind of funny, but I figured if they are a jerk on the front end, I don't want them in my house. And bein...