Hi everybody,I like to see how macro trends affect investment opportunities. With an overall jittery stock market and energy prices at historic lows and continuing to fall further; how do you see that ultimately affec...

I have a prospective renter who has a recent DUI. I use the Smartmove app to screen. Does anyone know if the Smartmove flags DUI's. If the app automatically rejects because of DUI, I would not want him to waste his mo...

Anyone know a good resource for evaluating the market value of used mobile homes?

Mike

Hi BPF! I've heard that my first rental property should be close to home so it's easier to manage.  Ideally I would like a duplex where I could live in one part and rent out the other part for my 1st rental. That is n...

My husband and I are working on our first fix and flip.  1950s house has original glass door knobs!  It's a 2/1 that we're making into a 3/2; 1200 ft2.  We are going to paint neutral, original hardwood floors, some ne...

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Although I have bought 2 properties before for rental, I have never bought a property of flipping. I live in Surrey BC and trying to find a place in one of the cities next to Surrey as the price ...

The capitalization rate, or cap rate, is an invaluable metric that quantifies the expected rate of return on commercial investment properties, like apartment buildings. Real estate investors rely on cap rates to analy...

Hi, Newb here, trying to understand things. How do you research a new market/suburb/neighborhood? I understand that in general I should be looking for trends in employment, what sector is driving the market, where ...

I'm super curious about the profitability of Airbnb/VRBO houses in Lubbock. I've combed through all the active listings on AirBnb in order to try to compare our prospective short term rental to others. Based on "comps...

Has anyone gone to this convention in the past, and is it worth it? I'd love to learn more about notes, but want to ask if those who have been there felt it was worth the time/money?

For me, it's a 5 hour d...