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Can someone point me in the right direction for bidding on a foreclosure in North Carolina? I have been made aware of a property that now interests me but I've never gone to the courthouse to input a bid. It is curren...
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Good afternoon,
I'm looking at a property listed for $52,000 in the 19134 area of Philadelphia, where similar properties are selling between $50,000 to $75,000. I asked an agent about typical bank appraisals for simi...
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Hi Everyone,As an avid reader/visitor to these forums, I want to finally introduce myself to all of you. I'm currently a licensed agent in Phoenix (I work will all types of buyers/sellers, especially investors), I hav...
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I went to Binghamton University for my undergrad many moons ago. I know a lot of the tenants there are students and they make the properties cash flow very well. However, with all the zoning, interest rates, and risin...
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The February 2018 Central Texas Housing Market Report is out from the Austin Board of REALTORS®. The Austin area housing market didn't care that February is typically a slow month. Home sales volume across the greater...
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What do you guys know about utilizing the stress test when running the numbers on properties, and is it really something that needs to be done? I spoke to a lender in O'Fallon, IL that thinks there will soon be anothe...
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year BP
January 1 will mark the 1 year anniversary of my business and the beginning of my real estate investing endeavor. My how time flies.
I wanted to take this opportunity to say t...
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https://www.statesman.com/news/20190801/dallas-fed-austin-economy-continues-strong-expansion
Job growth has surpassed 2018 and 2017 growing by an annual 4.7% and unemployment below 3%. New jobs in the tech sector cli...
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The house is a 4 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath colonial. The four bedrooms are all on the upper level of the house and they all share one bathroom. Would it add value or take away value if I turned a smaller bedroom adjacent ...
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I have a property that sustained tenant-caused fire damage. The tenant does not have renter's insurance. Would the liability portion of a renter's insurance policy typically compensate me for my deductible? I am co...