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Hi there, I'm a longtime lurker and investor who has gotten tremendous value from this website, the podcast, and the books. After bailing out of buying two duplexes last week and speaking to several RE veterans, I cam...
I am interested in investing in the Birmingham area and would like to know if there are any revitalization projects happening in or around the city. Any big companies planning to move in? Any new construction going o...
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Hi ,We have a single family home in Bay area and are planning to invest in Sacremento area. I am inclined towards new construction homes(SFR) in Rancho Cordova or in Folsom. My husband is more leaning towards Tracy. H...
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I'm trying to reframe the question from too much of the gloom and doom talk, and looking for an informal poll about the way forward. My belief is that anyone analyzing their market needs to look slightly to the future...
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I'm reading a book by Robert Kyosaki entitled, "Why A Students Work For C Students and B Students Work For the Government". I agree with most of his views of our public school system, the dangers of an entitlement so...
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Economic Update
(Monday, August 10, 2020)
The resurgence in coronavirus cases is sidetracking an economic recovery that gained steam in May and early June, slowed in July, and now indicates a rocky path ahead. ...
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Economic Update(Monday, January 11, 2021)
We all have our New Year’s resolutions. Most likely your goal is to tackle that extra weight, run that extra m...
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CoVid will have a huge impact on the economy. Federal rate cuts and job losses are already being felt.I expect this to have a domino effect on the real estate market within a few months. With foreclosures expected to ...
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What is your definition of Commercial Real Estate? I know many on BP consider Multi Family to be commercial R.E. Others believe that it's any real estate used for "business" purposes, still others consider any propert...
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Up until this point I’ve bought and held residential properties, all cash. I’m ready to start expanding into multi family and wanting to hear recommendations for what cities long term, buy and hold, investors look at?...