Excerpts from a good article in the Austin business journal on Austin's metro hottest submarkets.
"Neighborhoods on the shores of Lake Travis, in Round Rock and in Driftwood are among the hottest housing markets in t...

After months of reading, listening and learning, my wife and I are ready to get our feet wet. We are a couple of late-20s full-time working stiffs who want to get started in the buy and hold space.Motivated by @Brando...

Hi All,
I've recently acquired a few properties and have started using Stessa (since I get it for free with a BP Pro membership) for bookkeeping.   All of my properties are being managed by a property manager and it ...

Hey all,I have an accountant but I like to throw my general questions in here. I do my Quikbooks and just send to my accountant during tax season. I still have to split up all the payments for the mortgage in 2018. It...

I’m from New York, NYC . I own one property now in Florida but this will be my first rehab and flip. Please tell me any advice, previous experiences with their first time, if you are from that area and can provide any...

Where do you get your real estate news? Blogs...Social Media... National newspapers... I'm always looking to stay on top of the national real estate market but I've have trouble finding good sources. The major news ou...

HI all,I am looking to invest in some property. strictly for investment purposes in NJ. Hudson or Bergen County. I would like to purchase a condo (MAYBE - single family home, but let's discuss condo first) that has th...

In a highly anticipated but not unsurprising announcement, Samsung has officially selected the NorthEast suburb of Austin, TX for their next chip plant.  Many of the tax incentives for the factory were approved months...

Hi all,Every month I spend 2-3 hours translating the Appfolio cash flow report I get from my PM into double-ledger accounting for Quickbooks. First I do the Appfolio translation in a spreadsheet until I get everything...

I have a QuickBooks question pertaining to landlording. As a rule, how are you handling or categorizing the following?:

Cash outs from real estate closings in which the buyer has excess funds left over from a purcha...