Tony T.
Inflation Coming Soon With Bailouts? - Where to Put $60,000 Cash
I have recently paid off my loans for my rental properties and I'm starting to accumulate cash (I took it out of the S&P 500 ETF when it was at 3300, now at 2300, predicting this massive stock drop would happen **...
Bojan Kovacevic
How to tell if your market is in a bubble or not
Something I heard a while ago is that if renting a home is cheaper than buying it in an area, then most likely that area is in a bubble. For example in my area a single family detached home (4 bedroom, 2-3 bathroom...
Abdul R.
QE3 and Real Estate - Your thoughts
As you may have heard, today Fed annouced QE3 of 40B per month (i.e. printing press) with no end in sight. Precious metals soared instantly along with the stock market. I wonder what it means to the real estate market...
Alan Curry
High Earning W2 people, what is your strategy?
Hello BP!I tried searching on the forum for someone in a similar situation, but I didn't find much. My life story starts when I got a degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Finance so I would have a resume tha...
Ben Leybovich
What is Bad Debt?
There's been a lot of discussion on the forums as it relates to differentiating bad debt from good. The most common view on BP is that any debt which does not produce investment returns is bad debt.I, for the most pa...
Patrick Shea
Buying Retail Properties to turn into Rentals
I am living and investing in ATL, well starting to invest. I am have identified my target area and the types of houses I am looking for, fixer uppers and turnkey. In the area I am looking I am able to purchase all cas...
Ian Crane
Bad Loan Processing, Lock Expired, What Now?
I put an offer in on my first deal on May 1st this year. My rate lock at 4.25% in the GFE expired on June 17th. After months of poor communication and performance on their end, I finally got final approval to close ...
Jeff Gold
Making profit with STR’s in an today’s market
I’m curious what methods some of you are using to secure profitable short-term rentals with the inflated market values we are seeing today. My last str was in 2018 in western Carolina mon rains and was around 100/sq f...
Travis Kremer
Post Due Diligence Contract Termination
Hey BP,
I am under contract and passed the due diligence period on a tri-plex located in South Carolina. After discussing my concerns around the current market conditions sorrounding COVID-19 with my agent, she menti...
Andreas W.
Incentives for lower water usage?
I own a condo inhabited by four unrelated individuals, which is legal in Raleigh, NC. As landlord I pay the utility bills and just don't get how each resident can use 86 gal of water daily. I was told that this is not...