Zhen Shao
What should we do with an unsuccessful house purchase?
We purchased our first house in Mountain View, CA 94043, in Jan 2018, when the housing market was crazy. And it was not a good deal at all. It costs us $2.4 M with 20% downpayment, 3% interest rate. But soon, we reali...
Joe Splitrock
Downtown Real Estate Values Destroyed
What are the long term effects going to be of the arson, looting and vandalism in downtown areas across America? Businesses were already in financial trouble. Now struggling businesses received the final blow. What ef...
Eric A.
WSJ article: 'Real Estate Industry Braces for Tax Upheaval'
Has anybody else seen this article?http://www.wsj.com/articles/real-estate-industry-b...The general point is that while Trump's tax plan is silent on the subject, the GOP tax plan that has been gaining steam proposes ...
Lorin K.
I think seattle is becomming a seriosly overvalued market
Not nearly as extreme as Vancouver BC, a 2.5 hour to the north in Canada but still...its to the point of unaffordable for your average family. I once remember looking at a fixer on top of queen ann hill a house that w...
Mike Lynch
Due Diligence Questions For Multi-Family
Hi Guys,Perhaps you see what seems to be a Multi-Family property that you are interested in on a website or MLS, etc. Some of the important property evaluation numbers are there, but many are not. At what point do you...
Colin Johnson
Starting Out - Sacramento California
Hello All,Like many before me I was a lurker on BP, soaking up all the information and searching the forums to hear about other people's experiences in Real Estate. I'm based in Northern California, and I am finding t...
Patrick Britton
Here's why all our plans fail
To those starting out I have a word of warning, trust no one. Every single person you think is working for you or with you or in your best interest, is working in their best interest. This is America. Nobody cares a...
Razmig Yeremian
Won an auction on a foreclosed property; Possible crackhouse
Hey guys! First-time poster here, as I was directed to this site by reddit's /r/property management subforum for a recent posting I submitted. As the posting states, just won a bid through auction on a foreclosed pro...
Bryan Feik
A Hard, Crappy problem
Warning, this post is not for the faint of heart but I true problem I am faced with!
I have paid to have plumbers snake a bathroom sewer line 3 times in the last year for one particular tenant. The plumber told me e...
Vikram Arora
Fogged windows - looking for recommendations in Raleigh area
Hi,We just bought a 2006 townhome for renting out. About 9 windows are fogged up..got a few quotes..one from HD..coming to about 7k ..most folks are recommending replacement. Do these prices seem reasonable? Any bette...