Economic Update(Monday, May 3, 2021)

Here’s some fun facts. According to University of California Davis’ “Road Ecology Center,” Los Angeles traffic patterns changed dramatically during the pandemic. In March of 2...

Over the past couple of years we've seen a pretty big surge in average rental rates in Memphis.  There has not been a corresponding spike in wages or a massive influx of new jobs.  Any thoughts on what is driving this...

How do you guys keep your utilities cost down ? Do you just write in the lease agreement tenant to keep AC unit at a certain temperature ? Do you use solar panels ? Smart electronics like NEST etc? I am trying to find...

In the early weeks of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, fears of a protracted lock down caused demand for toilet paper to far outstrip supply. The resulting toilet paper shortage produced scenes like the one pictured bel...

2019 is officially here and many are wondering what lies ahead for the Denver real estate market. Pondering whether we will see falling prices and a sudden surge of foreclosures or continued growth and persistence tha...

With a professional career in real estate investment and management in the small investor space, I have had the privilege to witness many pivots to the industry.  I have seen economic busts and impacts.  I currently m...

Hello there, 
I'm in Michigan with a Section 8/Hud Vash tenant who has 3 more months on an initial lease.  
Inherited a house from my mother 11 years ago and jumped in after researching landlord/tenant laws in Mich,...

building on the post that recently described the new laws in colorado springs, i came across this one which on the surface seems would decimate the market in CO and most all ski communities would see a flood of sales ...

Hello BP family! I am currently in the process of closing on my first primary residence which is a FHA 203k loan. I was in contract in early September, and hopefully will close by the end of this month and then still ...

Bigger Pockets Community,
Before the COVID-19 crisis, my investing partner and I were analyzing deals for neighborhood strip centers in our home region.  What a difference a month (or three) makes.  Over the past sev...