Alan Davis
Realforeclose.com properties
I've been following the realforeclose.com on several Florida cities and I'm stumped why properties are being sold for thousands of dollars higher than their "assessed value" listed on the site. Often times tens of t...
Karla Kahmeyer
how often do you see land value greater than improvement value?
Hello BP community!I was visiting the county assessor site for my first property because I was trying to learn how to determine depreciation. I saw something I need help with. In case this is germane to the explanatio...
James McHugh
Estimating Real Estate Appreciation
Is there a good authority website that allows you to properly estimate appreciation over say, a 5 year period in a specific zip code? For example, I am using Zillow.com. I have a house I'm looking currently for sale...
Aditya Kohli
Allowing pets at MTR
Hey all, I have a STR/MTR at Tucson, Arizona. Although we love pets, our STR is not designed to be most pet friendly ( white couch, lighter shade chairs, etc). Marketing on MTR platforms i figured most of the guests c...
Matt Fabian
Apartment Complex Opportunity
My investment account is currently worth $380k. Would you cash it in in order to make a 25% down payment on a 16 unit apartment complex? I would have to pay about 35k in capital gains. Here are the numbers: $1.4 m...
Kevin Barbot
One of a kind property rental, How do I price it?
Hi everyone,I own a property in a highly sought-after rural area of Lee County, Florida, which has been under my ownership for the past 12 years. Initially, my family and I lived in this house for a couple years befor...
Mike Applegate
Should I Refi my Rental?
I have only one Rental that is worth $220k with a 4% 20-yr loan. I owe $130k and I make about $200/mo cash flow on it. I can refi at 5&3/8% on a 30-yr, pull out almost $30k to pay off some non-productive debt affe...
AJ Wong
Are Real Estate valuations rising or the value of dollars declining?
In 2018 the average US home price was $248k
In Dec 2023 the average US home price was $382,600.
An increase of roughly 50% in 5 years.
$100 in 2018 buys about $80 worth of goods in today's purchasing power.
A d...
George Mastrosavas
Are you ready for INFLATION?!
On the subject of #exonomic crashes:- Median family household #income (US census) -1999: $42,0002020: $67,521(61% increase)- Median #home Price in the US -1999: $152,0002021: $411,000(170% increase)- Average #student ...
John Brown
Renting short term on a sub leased property: Is it much harder? (rental arbitrage)
I have a friend with a property in a very desirable location in Texas that I believe would be great for STR. It sits on about 1000 acres 30 minutes from Fredericksburg. He does not want to deal with the headache of te...