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Its awkward, but it needs to be said....
The FACTS about our economy (GDP, unemployment, workforce participation, etc...) have no bearing on asset prices!
I'm not an economist, I'm just a curious young man. There w...
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I just purchased my first SFR last Thursday and have been doing the demo and rehab myself. The question that I'm trying to answer is that the quotes that I'm getting from subcontractors is much higher than my mont...
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Hi BP members!! This will be our first post so please bare with us. So we received a call from a lady working for Renatus called Christina and she offered the mentoring we were looking for. She asked a series of quest...
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Hi all,My name is Matan, I'm a physician currently in fellowship in CA (2 more years until I'm an attending making a decent salary). I recently became interested in REI after I found out one of my bosses at work has ...
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Hi all, I have a mid-range rental that currently has 12x12 ceramic tiles in the kitchen, which is about 12x14 in size. The problem is the house is about 100 years old, and the floor underneath the tile has several pro...
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What the people want and vote for doesn't really matter. The libs know better. AZ , by a large majority wants their borders closed and the law enforced. Feds don't seem to. Ca voters wanted same sex marriages stopped....
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I am looking to buy houses for investment in the us.
What city is the best for buying real estate (houses) and than renting it?
I am looking for:
Good cap rate (more then 10%).
Easy renting (low rental vacancy)
Good...
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I was curious if anyone out there has had experience with both the construction and/or economics of building new pole barn homes in rural areas that are within commuting distance of a sizable metro area.
I ha...
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Hi All,I’ve been in the waterpoofing business for over 12 years and have been reading up a lot lately about REI. I live in Bay Area (Northern California) and planning on starting my real estate investment portfolio. C...
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Hi everyone,BP newbie and first post in the forums. I live in Orange County, CA and am looking to buy my first buy-and-hold rental property. I've been looking outside of Southern California as I have not been able to ...