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What would one look for to identify an emerging market, either for commercial or residential investment? I'm talking about areas that haven't yet started to boom and the price hasn't started to go up. I know this isn'...
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BPCon 2023 is FAST APPROACHING!!! We are opening up registration in March and we are going to sell out so be sure to watch your emails for registration information in March!
As we're planning to unveil our keynote s...
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Hey guys,
I am an agent and a STR investor and I am just curious what people thing the next big STR market will be, I own in blue ridge and am looking in all the normal places (shout out short term shop) but just cu...
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Just trying to keep it real here. I know one outfit doing well near me, and I'm not sure where the money is coming from, but the tradesmen involved are just about as local as you can get. Does anyone know of a single ...
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Hello! I have been struggling to understand why I can't meet my budget goals each month with a more than reasonable budget of $5000. I live in Phoenix and am married with two little girls, ages 2 and 4 months. We do n...
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I've heard it a million times, "never rent to family." Being the naive person that I was -- possibly still is -- I didn't listen. I rented my condo out to a family member in 2013. By early 2014, I noticed their rent p...
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A lot of people want to use REI to escape their 9-5 and replace their W2 income so they can live the life they want. That leads to the reasonable question 'I need/want $7/10/15k/ month in free cash flow(FCF) from my R...
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I've heard of many reasons to decline funding a mortgage over the years but this one is a new one to me.From a HARD MONEY LENDER not a bank. You'll recognize the name when I post it (not now) as they advertise here o...