Clayton Silva
Hot Topic: To pay or not to pay (points), that is the question?
I recently had a bit of a shift in my perspective on advising clients to pay points recently and here are my current thoughts. Feel free to disagree. As a lender, I look at rate sheets and loan estimates literally a...
Ben Lynch
How do you actually find opportunities to leverage?
My wife and I have our properties owned by our LLC and we are interested in leveraging our positions. The challenge we are finding is that every lender we have spoken to lately either will not grant a mortgage to an L...
Robert M.
Interest rates on the rise
What do you foresee happening with in the housing and rental market now that Janet Yellen has increased rates and has alluded to at least three more hikes in 2017?
Chris Tiff
What deals sell the best/quickest to investors?
Hey all.I’m trying to reverse engineer some assets to create the broadest appeal to investors and I was hoping to call on the generous population of BP for some insights. As of now I’ve been more focussed on entry str...
Dan Handford
Starting a Multifamily Investing Fund vs Syndication Deal by Deal
Our group has been syndicating deals one by one with much success. However, I’ve been noticing many experienced (more than a decade) doing deals via a fund model with multiple assets. Anybody on BP have experience or ...
Del Brady
Can an introvert without a sales background succeed in REI?
Hello everyone! I’m based in Utah and plan to invest in long-term rentals in UT, OK, and/or TX. I plan to buy my first rental property within 2 years (by Dec. 2026). I am the first in my family to do REI and my goa...
Leo R.
Some context for the changing market
We're all aware of the changes the market has experienced in the last 6 or so months in terms of the numbers (higher rates, more days on market, etc.) ...but these numbers don't always convey the on-the-ground realiti...
Jesse S.
Horizontal Cracks in basement on Turnkey Inspection Report
I got the inspection report for a turnkey property I am considering buying. There was one item listed in the 'Major Item' section. See language below along with pictures:"Horizontal cracking on East side of basement. ...
Gamal Harding
Columbus Ohio- One of the Most Popular Rent Estimate Searches on Rentometer in 2024
I wanted to share some key insights from Rentometer’s analysis of over 5 million rental searches in 2024. The findings are particularly interesting for those focused on the Columbus, Ohio market, which topped the list...
Matt K.
What constitutes an emergency entry question
So the other night I got that text from the other tenant of my duplex. "There are people here trying to get a response from the tenant on the other side. He missed his haircut appointment which he hasn't missed in som...