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I'm VERY new to this, so I have to be overlooking something. In Illinois they do a bid down auction on the penalty interest. And after some research, I found the majority of the winning bids on the liens go for betw...
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What's the difference between getting a property under contract with the intent to market to flippers vs landlords?
Obviously if the price is right, both will be interested. Should I stick with my formula (ARV * .7...
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We're headed down the path to purchasing our first rental property via a well-known turnkey provider. They've recommended a lender to us, and we're at the pre-qualification stage.We're likely to buy 2 properties this ...
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Economic Update(Monday, June 29, 2020)
The economy turned the corner in May after the sharpest and fastest downturn in U.S. history, but further progress in recovering from the pandemic is likely to come much slowe...
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Hi, I am 23 years old and live in NJ. I have been reading, listening to podcasts, etc. For almost a year now and part of me is like I need to learn more and the other part of me is like do not get stuck in Analysis pa...
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We don't have to wait for election day... The race was decided yesterday, on the football field, in the game between the Cowboys and Redskins. For 17 out of the past 18 elections, if the Redskins win their home game b...
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Hey BP,
I just bought an older house (1910-ish) split into five apartments (~2700 square feet total). They aren't separately metered so the utilities are included in their price of rent. The electric bill was about d...
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Hello All,I found a SFH that fits the formula I have for buying property and the asking price is good. Unfortunately since it's in a hot market, there are already multiple offers. I dont want to dramatically over pay...
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hey allWondering what everyone thinks about the market going bust when the Fed EVENTUALLY and INEVITABLY hikes the rate. Id love to hear from some professionals who have been in the business for a while. Do you see ...
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View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.My realtor got a listing for an 11 unit apartment building in an area where these rarely ...