Ryan Bird
Chicago net migration trends and investor outlook
I saw an Year end report that talks about negative net migration trend in cook county and especially in the city of Chicago. I’m curious how investors take these numbers. I see such articles on negative net migration...
Michele Z.
Live in SFH House Hacking - Tax Implications
Hi all,Found a blog post addressing this from back in 2016, but not anything since the major tax code upheaval.In a situation where we'll (husband, toddler & dog - military family) be somewhere for just one year, ...
John Blanton
Underwriting assumptions Refi in 5 years I/O terms
Currently looking at an investment as an LP and the sponsor is assuming a refi at the end of year 5 with a I/O term of 36 months.To me this feels like they are doing that to juice the returns in the pro forma and errs...
Ben Lovro
Home Selling Mistakes to Avoid in 2024
Introduction
Staying ahead of the competition is crucial.With emerging technologies revolutionizing the industry, it's essential to embrace these innovations to market properties effectively.Virtual Reality (VR) and ...
Andrew Melvil
Kind of lease option. Is it legal and possible?
Hi, BP!Nice to meet everybody here. I'm a new member, and I don't have investment in RE expirience. So I would like to hear your advices. I would appreciate it.Let's say there is a family that owns a house with a mort...
Pandu Chimata
Vacation rental home areas in Southern California
I live in LA county. I am trying to list out all the vacation home areas so that it can be rented on daily, weekly or monthly basis than 6 months or 1-year contract. I am not looking at "A" grade areas like long beach...
Zachary Dosch
The Changing Real Estate Climate
I'm curious - as the real estate climate is changing (more strict underwritting, local economic factors, law changes, ect.) are you adapting your business plans and if you are, what particularly are you changing?
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Account Closed
How to analyze a property. What should I be doing/looking at?
Hi!I'm completely new to all of this, so I'll quickly offer my background and situation. I'm waiting on getting into the military and I'm looking at real estate investing for when I'm out. I'd prefer to purchase my fi...
Garmeon Y.
Introduction/Various Newbie Questions
Hello all,My name is Garmeon and I'm new to BP and real estate and I've been reading all the articles and listening to the podcasts during my commute. San Francisco native here looking to purchase my first property (m...
Jose Figueroa
Real Estate TV Shows?
I am wondering if there are any real estate tv shows that I could watch and learn from. My interests are buying and renting multi-family houses.