I am wondering if the retail market will hold it's value in the first time buyer market.   Should we be looking for deeper discounts?   The problem is in this market motivated sellers and deep discounts have been hard...

"A “doom loop” therefore looms for Chicago and many other cities: Commercial leases don’t get renewed, leading to slashed commercial property tax valuations, forcing a higher tax burden on homes, reducing the value of...

Experienced spec SFH builders - what is your best advice for someone who wants to build small properties in C neighborhoods that are gentrifying? I am an architect and have always wanted to finance and build my own wo...

Hi all,Looking to build an ADU behind a single family house in the South Bay.  I had a bunch of GCs provide quotes back when money was free in 2021 and lumber prices were through the roof. Decided to pull back because...

Hi Everyone,This will be my first rental property, investing 35k for a 1k/month rental income. Please help guide me on the following questions1.  I will buy cash, and plan to refinance as early as possible. Should I b...

The first record I can find in my digitital footprint about BP was an email my wife sent to me with a blog post on here about short sales in 2009.  I think I may have come across the site here and there occasionally, ...

I'm getting ready to start a rehab. I plan to price it agressively (low) to sell fast. What is the return on staging? For those of you that stage, how many rooms? I'm thinking LR, DR, MBR. Also, what is the appro...

Bringing this topic up with hopes that people with more insight could pitch in and provide insight or personal opinions/experiences from all parts of US or even the world. I acknowledge that this post will upset a lot...

With all the chaos going on, I was wondering if someone can help me out to make a decision to buy an investment home or not at this moment.
The idea is to rent it long term.
Interest rates are low and I want to take...