David Ivy
February 2019 Austin Market Report
The February 2019 Central Texas Housing Market Report is out from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR). More homes were sold in Central Texas last month than any February on record and increased by 6% from February 20...
Davey McLaughlin
Minnesota First Time Investor
Hello Everyone,
My name is Dave Mclaughlin. I am from St. Paul MN and I have decided to skip the college path and dive straight into real estate investing. I have been listening to BP podcast along with reading grea...
Michael M.
Buy Primary Residence vs Rent & Invest
Hi All, So for background context, wife and I live in Orange
County, CA. We rent an apartment for $3,450 and have enough saved for a
down payment on a house. Our lease ends in December so I'm trying to
start bra...
Ricky Graziosi
Buying First Rental Properties Questions on Best Way to Start
I'm buying my first properties soon and am wondering which of these would be the best strategy or if there is another way that would be better. My goal is to buy and rent out long term. I have the houses lined up but ...
Austin Sager
New investor seeking advice on first purchase
Hello! I’m a first time real estate buyer looking for to make my first purchase and I need your help! I’m conflicted about where to purchase my first property, I live in an expensive market of Kelowna BC Canada where ...
Kevin Uzelac
Temple Student Rental
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Philadelphia.
Purchase price: $219,000
This is a Temple student rental that is tenant occupied until the end of July 2021. My...
Ryan Hamaker
Macro economic risks in real estate investing
Hi fellow BP members,I’d like to get everyone’s opinions on the current macro economic risks that may affect real estate investing over the next 2 years. Specifically, I’m referring to the fact the some larger, more ...
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...
Caroline Davis
Market Heats Up /Demand for Houses Skyrocket
Demand for houses continues to skyrocket, according to a report from Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman. Seasonally adjusted demand for houses during the week of June 1 through June 7 was 25% above pre-pandemic levels. Kelman sa...
Scott Ball
Depreciation for buy and hold
I need a bit of clarification on depreciation since where I live overseas they calculate it completely differently.
My understanding so far is that you can start depreciating your property once it is rented and you ...