John Vanhara
Industrial development questions - how to lower the cost
Building cost went up significantly. Building an industrial warehouse was $100 psf few years ago. Now it is almost double. Any advice how to lower the cost? Manage the project myself? How to proceed? I have time and d...
Angie Douty
Looking for vacation rental mentor to help me optimize/scale
Hi there! I'm interested in a mentorship program or mentor but I’m NOT interested in arbitrage and I do NOT need a Realtor. I have 5 vacation rental properties in the Texas hill country & I want to scale. I own &a...
Blake Brose
Vacation Rentals, Airbnb, VRBO, or something more?
Vacation Rentals have been around for decades now. It has just been since 2008 that they have really started to gain media exposure because of Airbnb. My colleagues and I have seen a shift that is already happening in...
James Work
My Way To Becoming a New Investor From Seattle, Washington
Howdy y'all,While utilizing all the great information and commentaries on BP I thought it best that I introduce myself before I am no longer a 'New Member.' First off, what a great resource we have with BP! As someo...
Michael Heisterkamp
New user introduction
Hello all,
New user to the forums here. I have been working in the real estate space for a number of years and have experience in many areas of the industry. Have professional and investment experience in the fol...
Bryan Hancock
Is There Value In Having So Many Intermediaries Between Borrowers and The Secondary Market For Mortgages?
Fannie and Freddie are obviously doing a terrible job of assessing risk for borrowers with their mounds of prescribed paperwork. Apparently the Danes allow borrowers to access loans via the secondary market directly w...
Nicholas A.
Full-Service Vacation Rental Management - What Makes You Different?
I have sold vacation rental management services for the last two years. I’ve self-managed my own STR as well.Here is the million dollar question: In an industry this is as similar as it is, across the board, what is s...
Cole Bigbee
Industrial Real Estate Book
While doing an Amazon book search a few weeks back, I noticed a very limited number of books that covered the topic of Industrial Real Estate. One of the ones I found that was recently published is Industrial Intellig...
Michael Ferrante
Good Books For Property Management
Hi all, with me being new to the property management/RE industry as a whole, I am looking to learn as much as possible.Does anyone have good book recommendations for learning more about property management? Any good p...
Michael Wolffs
Texas since the oil crash
For a lot of years, Texas was a hot multifamily market. Much of that activity was driven by the oil boom. But a year or two ago, the Saudis popped that bubble. Oil prices have come back a little since then, but not...