Chris Sumner
Considering bidding on properties and need to confirm my analysis
Alright, first off, I am new to BP but love the site and the podcasts. I have been in real estate very passively for the last 10 years (own 2 rentals and bought/sold a few homes)-but I am far from an expert. I have ...
Brandon Vu
Should I buy now or wait?
Hello BP family, I'm brand new to the community and looking forward to do some REI in the near future. But first I need a primary home in SoCal. My family relocated to OC for a year now and is not new to the house p...
Corey Dutton
Average Down Payment in U.K. is 17% versus 2.9% in the U.S.
Why are homebuyers in the U.K. obliged to put down more on a home purchase than in the U.S.? Because in Europe, home ownership is still considered a privilege and not a right. The government-backed, FHA loans offered ...
Thadeous Larkin
Chicken and Egg when finding a deal
Hi BP!This may be a silly question from a total newbie, but I'd appreciate your guidance.Hypothetical - I find a buy-and-hold property that, when I run the numbers, looks like a great deal (12% Cash on Cash ROI, ~$1,0...
Jack B.
What are you doing with cash right now?
Are you pooling cash for the next crash, or sinking it all into the current market? Are you putting the money into non real estate investments, or other investments in general?I'm personally sitting on cash but have a...
Jeremy Sexton
Purchasing of a commercial office building.
I'm interested in a foreclosure commercial property. It has 3 class A buildings in a fantastic area. The buildings are 80 percent occupied from what I've been told and they are in great shape. I've had dealings with t...
Collin Hays
Is now a good time to invest in the Smokies?
I see variations of this question posted weekly on this forum. The question, itself, is a fallacy, because it is asking a general question about a general area. It's like asking "is this a good time to invest in the...
Mike Brown
Just stopping in to say Hello from Delaware
I've logged in before but it's been a while.
I was actually logging in to post some news but I bet if I read the new rules and regs it will say something about a certain number of postings before I am allowed to. I g...
David Ivy
Hang in there Austin investors!
I think there are some initial signs that the Austin area market is starting to change.For the second time in 2016, single-family home sales volume declined in Central Texas, down 3.1% year-over-year from July 2015. I...
Angela Joy Seard
Consultation vs. Sales Call
Hello everyone,What's the deal with real estate tax firms disguising sales pitches as "consultations?" Twice now, I've gone to the "big guys" to hire a tax advisor/strategist to help with our two new properties: one...