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My first real estate investment was in 2010. I kept acquiring properties, sometimes using the BRRR strategy. I've been without a day job for 1.5 years looking for more deals and got a couple large portfolios in 2016...
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This post has to start with a disclaimer. No one can guarantee returns, and there's a risk associated with any investment. Having said this, it will give those who are curious a rough ballpark of the kinds of returns ...
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I know private and HML do short term loans to have permanent financing put in place by a bank after rental is renovated/stablilized.
Do private or HML also provide permanent financing such as a 30 year mortga...
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Economic Update
(Monday, April 26, 2021)
While the nation was focused on a Minneapolis courtroom last week, there was also history emanating from a Los Angeles courtroom. A federal judge overseeing a sprawling la...
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Every year, I post a macro analysis/predication for the upcoming year for multifamily real estate. If curious, here are the last two:
Jan 2023: Multifamily Real Estate is At Risk of Crashing
Feb 2024: Multifamily i...
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You know how once you decide to go all in and start doing something it feels like everyone is doing it? Maybe it’s just because now I’m a part of this community and I’m completely absorbed and enamored by all of this,...
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I've been trying to follow what is happening on the STR front nationwide and would love to hear from BP members about what's happening in your particular city/location as far as restrictions? When we bought our prope...