I'm just posting this as a warning for newbies.  Obviously, no one can predict the future and no one knows what's going to happen next year, the year after, etc.  But most apartment markets are at or near the peak in ...

Anyone find it hard to find a good commercial agent? I  recently have decided to switch my business from flipping and small holds, and attempt to buy bigger multifamily and commercial. However I    am finding it very ...

Since yesterday a company called Nvidia is valued higher than Apple. Yes, you have read that correctly. 3 Trillion $ market cap. Nvidia is now the second biggest company in the US. Ask 10 random people today about Nvi...

Hi all - I have a bunch of money sitting in a Roth IRA which I’ve recently learned can be used to buy an investment property. I have enough for a decent down payment on property. Has anyone recently used an IRA to inv...

Welcome fellow BP Compatriots! I thought I would share my brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets.
Today I'm talkin’ the topsy-turvy mortgage market, consumer sentiment, Mayo lattes?,...

Know Thy Cap Rate: The illusive obvious.For some reason cap rates seem to be the most misunderstood term (ratio actually) in all of real estate. I often get asked by new investors what a cap rate is and what does it...

I figured we'd create a predictions thread for the stock market after I saw the Dow was below 7,000 for the first time in 12 years.

So . . . anyone have any predictions?

Hi All!

I wanted to spell out all the steps I went through in order to be functional as a real investor via a US company in America. I thought this list might be helpful for others who aren’t quite sure where to st...

No industry has felt the full weight of Covid-19 like the travel industry. We went from over-tourism to no tourism in a matter of weeks. Hotels, restaurants, and car rental agencies have gone bankrupt; closing their d...

Gateway cities like San Francisco and New York have long been favored by real estate investors, because they are fairly recession proof and tend to be insulated from job loss and declining property value during econom...