Aaron Gordy
Is rent control in other cities good for Austin Texas?
In today's wall street journal, there is an article about rent control proposals in other places like the the typical spots in California, New York City and now Portland, Seattle, and others. I think that anyone with...
DJ Cespedes
Multi-Family Units in East Bay
Hey BP Fam,So I live in Oakland and have been on the hunt for an owner occupied multi family unit in Oakland and San Leandro with a budget of around 750k for about a month. All my offers have been beat out. I know par...
Lee Common
FDIC chairman Sheila Bair calls for an "aggregator bank,"
which will buy bad loans from banks.
"The idea here is that the aggregator bank would buy the assets at fair value. Some are concerned that you...
Sean Oh
How nice does your SFH need to be to house hack / rent out rooms?
Hi everyone - would love some feedback / insight from those who have house hacked a SFH successfully before. I'm looking to buy my first place (in Oakland, CA - Fruitvale specifically) and wanted to rent out some room...
Account Closed
how come they never show NOI on Loopnet?
There always seems to be a lot of missing info on loopnet.With residential real estate, when you look at the mls there is usually enough info to tell whether its a deal or not. With loopnet, is seems like they never p...
Frank Boenzi
How will your market do in 2019?
Interesting article I came across for West Michigan. What is everyone's prediction for the markets the invest in?https://www.rejournals.com/colliers-forecast-chances-for-recession-in-west-michigan-are-slim-20190204
Patrick Kelly
Carpet Tiles
I've seen carpet tiles used in a lot of commercial properties and was wondering if they are worth using in small multi-family units. This is a C property in a B+ area and I'm looking to rehab. It has tenants in it, bu...
Curtis Thygerson
Start with 1 or many investment properties
I've found a nice city that has an old couple selling there rental portfolio, each duplex they are selling is around 50,000 and they rent out from 1000 - 1300 dollars a month (both sides added together). I have enough...
Jim C.
ROI vs. ROE! Who wins??
ROI vs ROE- Which one should win? As an example, if I purchased a property for 45K a few years ago that rents out for $1000, but could sell the property today for 90K, the ROE is low enough that it would make sense to...
William Stewart
Jump in now or wait for better deal
Hello all
I have been looking to get another property under my belt for the past year. It's getting close to the 100 property rule ha. I'm currently seeking a owner finance deal. I have 15,000 to put down on a home f...