I was trying to come up with all the fear-fueled terminology that the press has used to describe the current and past incarnations of the economic/housing issues. I'll list a few, but if you can think of others, plea...
If you've been watching the recent economic events in Europe, you'll have heard of the Greece debt crisis.
Apparently, the crisis was somehow averted because the Banks decided to take a "haircut" on the debt owed to...
We posted an article in the BiggerPockets blog today that seems to be striking a nerve with some:
February Foreclosures Up 30% from 2008; Does Obama Own the Crisis Yet?
Come and join the discussion on the blog or here.
I am a freelance writer (credits include the NYT Real Estate section) newly based in San Antonio, Texas. I am working on a piece for a local paper about the impact of the coronavirus crisis on landlords in this city. ...
Here are a couple great videos by one of my favorite mortgage folks, Barry Habib. Barry shows you, in his very simplistic fashion, why the economic crisis is not really a money issue, but an accounting issue.
He exp...
I'm a Canadian citizen and e-business owner interested in moving down to Florida with my boyfriend. After doing some research I have found that I can create an LLC in Florida without being a resident, but I'm wonderin...
Hello beautiful people of BP,I'm looking for advice from investors in KC that have been around awhile, before and after the Great Recession to be exact. I was just moving into KC at the time and not investing, so I do...
I ran across this article this morning on Business Insider. It is painted with broad strokes, but it still has some data that could be troubling or encouraging depending on which side of the fence you sit. I just wa...
The Facts: I have an 11 unit property under contract with 8,200 sq. It is in the McAllen area in South Texas, almost on the border with Mexico. The price is $480k. Monthly rents are $5,330 with an empty $750 unit, so ...
The one thing I keep hearing when I talk with other investors on the phone, especially newer ones, is that they are waiting for some sort of real estate market crash. A big price drop. When I've looked into neighborho...