David Ivy
Austin Market Update - April 2023
The April 2023 real estate market numbers are out from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR). The median home in Austin sold for $565,000, which is down 11% from April 2022. The greater Austin metro had a similar year...
Deborah Peters
New York City Office Report
NYC Office Market Summary
As of the fourth quarter of 2023, New York's office market remains in a state of stagnation, with no immediate signs of improvement. The supply side of the market is characterized by a high ...
Brock Laramee
Highest ROI improvements in Office CRE
What do you think the highest ROI improvements to an office space can be? Yes, this is certainly a case by case basis, however, I believe there are small improvements one can make that make the largest improvement. Fo...
Jonathan Siegle
Cap improvements with cashflow. Calculate ROI based on increase?
Hello,I'm putting together a capital plan for two 6-flats that I own. Improvements include both capital improvements (new boiler) and also in-unit upgrades. The plan is to fund these improvements via cashflow. When ca...
Tera Jonnes
Tax Lien- Deceased Owner but Family wants Home Back
Hello, I recently paid the taxes on a home. The property was a tax lien. The owner of the home is deceased. I haven’t heard anything about anyone wanting to pay the taxes so I’ve started fixing up the property. Recent...
John Hole
De Minimis Safe Harbor or Safe Harbor for Small Taxpayers
I just replaced a refrigerator in my rental last year. The cost of the fridge was more than the $2500 ( $2499 + tax + shipping). Assuming that it is the only expense I have for my rental, can I expense the cost of t...
Joe Evangelisti
Why your real estate business NEEDS you to invest in yourself
There are very few true professionals out there in the real estate investing world who will be willing to truly invest in you if you aren’t first willing to invest in yourself. It’s common sense, really. If you aren’t...
Donald S.
Spec build comp data
Good afternoon BP I have an opportunity to buy a tear down and rebuild. This would be my first tear down flip. I'm trying to determine an ARV, but have some problems. There's only 2 infill builds info the area to comp...
Bruce Smith
Spanish real estate agents with English speaking clients
So recently I got permission from an agency to be an undercover client to determine how well prepared their agents were in English. I did two hidden audio recordings of the initial meeting in the agency and the viewin...
Lucy Huang
Cincinnati, Ohio Rental Properties
Hi everyone!
I am an out-of-state investor looking to buy rentals in Cincinnati, Ohio. I'm looking for recommendations for property managers and best neighborhoods to buy rental properties in.