In today's New York Times: Remote Appraisals of Homes Could Reduce Racial Bias - The New York Times (nytimes.com)My initial take is that this is a sound move by Fannie and Freddie to address a real issue.  If it helps...

I've often wondered why almost ALL apartments, Duplexes and just about any residential rental real estate including new homes all have electric ranges.

I'm a BIG fan of gas ranges as are most home cooks and professio...

Has anyone dealt with Shivers Lending?

I'm looking for some entertaining short stories from the Landlords and Property Managers here on BP.Have you ever had to notify your tenants about something that you thought for sure was common knowledge?Have you ever...

How is everyone else planning on handling this?http://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/hud-t...The Obama administration has just made it easier for felons to move in next door. Landlords who don’t want tenants wh...

Economic Update
(Monday, April 26, 2021)
While the nation was focused on a Minneapolis courtroom last week, there was also history emanating from a Los Angeles courtroom. A federal judge overseeing a sprawling la...

In an effort to be real, honest and fair, I will admit I can think of 3 key things I like about Obama.

1. Credit card reform legislation. This was smart and is, for reasons I don't understand, an underplayed bipart...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125479559237566623.html?mod=rss_economy

This article is talking about apts nationally. Vacancies continuing to rise and article says they will continue to rise. Tied to unemployment fi...

If you had to choose just 3 neighborhoods around the Greater Pittsburgh area to buy and hold multi units, which neighborhoods would you choose?  (obviously neighborhoods where multi's are prevalent) 

I just finished watching The Big Short, a movie about the real estate bubble.  I enjoyed the information in the movie but I was very let down by the fact that they never acknowledged the fact that subprime mortgages w...