Jack Seiden
June fred housing data
June housing data is out which shows a shocking 9.5 month over month decrease in new home prices and also something I find very interesting, New home prices are now below that of existing home prices (416 vs 402) whic...
Joseph Hammel
Whats your funniest or weirdest story?
I'll start with funny stuff left. I've had a handful of units where tenants left their "adult" toys. Once a whole box of goodies. Include funny excuses for late rent ect. Once I had a guy try to tell me multiple month...
Patrick Philip
Apartment Complex purchase
I am wanting to buy an apartment complex. I have about 5 counties in my vicinity. I live in Seminole County, Florida, but I would be willing to buy in either Seminole, Orange, Lake, Osceola, or Volusia.What statistics...
Anita Oakley
how to evaluate a specific area
Other than zip skinny, are there any other suggestions of how to evaluate a particular area of any given town? I am looking at Dallas in particular (and all surrounding areas). Since I am not familiar with the diffe...
Daniel Fridrij
Dayton - Question #1: Data analysis (Employment and housing)
Dear BP experts, I am focusing in analizing Dayton. I see that the people who lives and invest there, have a very good impression of the city, but for someone who is out of state, it is very important the DATA. So, wa...
James York
Tenant approval flow chart
I’ve been dreaming up an approval flow chart to standardize who gets approved and who doesn’t as well as who might get approved with a 2x security deposit. The general idea is to start with “do they make 3x rent” and ...
Max Householder
USA has all of the world's 11 affordable housing markets
I came across this really interesting study on worldwide housing affordability."The 13th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey covers 406 metropolitan housing markets (metropolitan areas) in ni...
Shaun Greer
Statistics that tell when the housing market will go up in y
I did some research on this topic. While doing my research I found a great article that estimates when each real estate market is going to hit the bottom. You can see the article at CNNMoney. Go to Google and search f...
Nicole Yarde
Pre-approved NY'er seeking to invest in Pennsylvania - Advice Plz
I am an educator and a notary signing agent who is looking and ready to invest in properties in Pennsylvania. This is my first time investing so I am open to advice on the best and most lucrative areas to cash flow in...
Kevin Powell
Investor With MLS Access
Hi BP. What advantages or what's the best way to take advantage of the MLS as an investor besides comps?