Hi all!
I've seen many RE hedge fund managers (especially the global ones like Blackstone) start using the bottom up approach to market analysis. For those of you who might not have heard of this, it is analyzing spe...

Hi everyone! I’m looking for some advise on websites and metrics I should be monitoring to stay in-tune with the markets I’m currently invested in. I have a property in Mesa, Arizona and a property in Dayton, Ohio. Bo...

Hey all I am just starting out with analyzing properties and wanted to see if I am generally going in the right direction because some things seem off. For example this property was a 4 plex for $462k asking price wit...

Hi folks,

I'm about to sell my home that I bought in 2009. It was originally a 3/1.5 raised ranch. In the finished lower level (all above ground) I added a bedroom and turned what was a crappy half bath in to a luxu...

The result of the cap rate calculation is important because it provides investors with a lot of information about the value of the property, the risk in acquiring it, and its potential return. For example, a higher c...

As we try to understand how deep and how long this downturn may last, what will be the most important data you will monitor?  We'll be watching things like the unemployment rate, collections, vacancy rates, absorption...

We recently moved to Baltimore (Guilford) Maryland.
Please respond only if you yourself own rental properties or manage a portfolio of properties.
I had an excellent real estate broker and management company in Bost...

Hi BP,We just closed on the purchase of our new primary residence. We went in to the deal without a buyers agent and the strategy worked reasonably well. The listing agent ultimately moved from sellers agent to become...

I have a highly specific legal question regarding Ohio business law. I have noticed many other investors here from Ohio.My wife and I were married yesterday. We now wish to convert my real estate holdings to holdings ...

Based on reading recent insights from Start Packing Up and Jax Daily Record, there are indicators from January of this year that Jax's real estate market has been going through ups and downs. Yet with what I have been...