One of my concerns with buying a rental property is not finding tenants (or worse, finding bad tenants). Is this a real concern? How do you mitigate it?Where do you get the money to pay for the mortgage for those mont...
I live in CA, and am thinking about relocating to TX to start investing. My funds are about 500k ( cash) and I'd love to flip houses. I know it's seller's market and hard to find the deals, so I wanted to ask people w...
How do you think statewide rent control will effect cities in upstate New York like Buffalo, Syracuse, and Rochester? I know that they suffer from similar issues as Midwest rust belt cities. Going even further, small ...
Short Sales Plan closer to finalization
According to a US Treasury spokeswoman, The Treasury will soon finalize the long awaited plan to expand its incentives for mortgage companies to use "short sales" as a way to s...
I am looking into hacking this Duplex. I currently live in a condo paying a mortgage of $833 a month with an HOA of $75. It will rent for $1200 from what my Realtor and Banker have told me. Leaving me with $292 before...
How do you forecast the interest rate in the Multifamily and how is it going to affect cap rates and prices?
The value of bitcoin has skyrocketed, has anyone here cashed out yet for REI purposes? It seems ironic to use a highly volatile currency to fund a sometimes volatile industry. As real estate investors, do you find the...
Hello all, Ive recently purchased my first rental property ( a triplex) and have discovered uneven subfloors. The house is 100 years old and i do not suspect foundation issues.. The floors in two rooms had a wavy look...
The rate cut was no surprise. However, instead of cutting to a specific rate they have established a range of 0% to 0.25% for the Fed Funds rate. The Fed is running out of ammunition.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/F...
Hello BP,My wife and I are looking to secure our financial freedom through Buy and Hold investing. We have been researching real estate investing for a couple of years now and recently joined the BP forum after the re...