Somewhat dated, but still one of the best studies. MARKET DISTORTIONS WHEN AGENTS ARE BETTER INFORMED: THE VALUE OF INFORMATION IN REAL ESTATEThis is an abstract. Agents are often better informed than the clients who ...

I'm definitely a newbie at real estate ownership / investing, but I'm in a situation that I hope some better experts can analyze for me. I apologize in advance for the beginner-speak :)Here's my situation:I'm trying t...

I'm a real estate investment newbie living in Los Angeles.  I currently rent my primary residence to film crews which pretty much covers my mortgage.  I've paid off about 50% of my home and have around $400k in equity...

Hello BP! My name is Jeff Yates and I'm a new investor living in downtown Sacramento. I am interested in purchasing buy-and-hold multifamily properties. I would prefer to invest locally, as community involvement is im...

I’m sure this is specific to my area, but we just got inspections done for a property we’re about to close on. The house was converted from single family to a duplex. They stripped it down to the studs and rebuilt it,...

Does anyone have a worksheet with general costs for itemized rehab/replacement items?  I'm trying to put something together so I can do a really rough estimate of costs to fix a property after the inspection but befor...

What has been the hardest part of flipping for you? Was the hardest part different when you first started vs now that you have a lot of experience under your belt? 

Hello everyone. So last year I bought a 7 units apt for 1.06 million dollars. Everything looks great on paper. Bought it with 3% seller financing on a 8% cap. What could go wrong right? Only thing is I didn’t check wi...

Hey everyone!So I am still fairly new to REI but have been doing a lot of research on the blog and forums. I am mostly interested in maximizing cash flow, even though some appreciation would be nice as well. I am most...

I've been making offers on short sale properties for two months now. Yesterday I got an acceptance.

I don't have any real estate trainings, all I know is what I have learned from my father who retired at 45 after do...