I've often wondered exactly how an appraiser comes up with the adjustment values that are used when comparing properties. For example how much credit or deduction is used for a 1/2 bath, more or less square footage, ...

As a real estate agent, I have seen a push in full-service reduced listings for homeowners and investors looking to sell homes. For example, this would be decreasing the standard 6% fee to sellers to around 4%.What ar...

Hey everyone. Does anyone have experience with rents from Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher tenants. The payment standards for my area that are posted seem to be high.People I know, say that a 3 bedroom house in our ...

Any standards?

Hi everyone on BP. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced the same issue our PM company currently is and if there were any solutions out there. We own a portfolio of about 250 units comprised of small garden-s...

I see numerous threads on umbrella policies here, but I am still not 100% clear.  Few questions.1) Does the umbrella policy on my primary residence also cover any rentals I own? I think the answer is it depends on the...

Today's market is a hot one! from coast to cast real estate seems to be performing well overall, in a competitive market I would like to hear everyone's opinion on what they consider to be good cap rates/ROIs and spec...

Two Disclaimers: 1. Before everyone comments there is more to underwriting than projecting exit cap rate and it varies by market, know that I already know that, and this post is regarding a general concept and a quest...

I see a lot of you guys suggesting that newbies should study their market for a long period of time before jumping into things. Exactly what is involved in this process? I'm in the Dallas area and I need some advice...

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I am looking to start investing in section 8. I have a few long term rentals in Minneapolis and looking to find the right city to start in. I was getting locked in to start in Cleveland when the agent I was work...