Payson Scott
Drop out of college and spend my fund, or stay?
Hello to anyone reading, I’m currently a freshman in college and here is my situation. I’m one semester in, and plan on finishing out the year. I have a college fund which contains roughly $60,000 (after this first ye...
Steve Wilcox
Buyers Bank Demanding my HUD1
I am in the process of trying to close on the sale of a property, and the bank has been a huge hassle. The home was under contract for $155 per sq-ft which is totally in line with all comps and lower than some provide...
Matt R.
Does anyone own Four or more Turnkeys?
I was reading BP Brandons latest turnkey blog post and there were just a couple comments. I know there are some bpers into turnkeys but when you check they only have 2 or 3 turnkeys tops...even with the bp folks who a...
Jesse Smith
How did it become "normal" for sellers to pay the buyer's agent?
I'm in the process of selling my primary residence FSBO. We are in a very popular neighborhood, so for now, we won't be going through a listing agent. We are also real estate investors, and we've been on the buy and...
Nicole (Dunlap) Pendergrass
My first commercial apartment building!
The ink has dried! (long post alert lol)
Dec 23rd, my partner and I closed on a 6 unit building in Allentown, PA!
RE Investing is a marathon, not a sprint, but it's been a muuuuch longer marathon than I initially i...
Antwanika Saxon
Buying Agent want's me to ignore seller's disclosure
Hello, I am a buyer and I requested that my buyer's agent get the listing agent to send over the selling disclosure for me to review. I looked at the selling disclosure and one of the things on there is that you must ...
Anthony Wick
More discussion on therapy animals...
I know there has been much discussion lately on allowing therapy animals. I have never been asked, until now. Phone Caller: Do you allow therapy animals? Me: Do you have the proper paperwork for said animals? Her: No,...
Chris Reeves
What do you syndicators do in down markets?
Just curious - I've never been part of a syndication either as an investor or the syndicator. We own our own stuff directly, and thus can simply ride out long down cycles (as long as we are not over-leveraged) and con...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (Sept 28 - Oct 3, 2020)
Economic Update
(Yom Kippur Edition)
The second quarter of 2020 (April, May & June) was the mother of all economic contractions. Real GDP shrank at a 31.7% annual rate, the largest drop for any quarter since ...
Chris V.
Deal Analyses - Estimating Costs
Deal Analyses – Estimating CostsA while ago I wrote a series of posts ranting about the current state of the residential income property market in Stockton, CA. In each post I highlighted a current listing and argued ...