Dean Teter
How to evaluate a market outside of where you live
Hey Everyone,I live in one of the most expensive areas of the country, Sonoma/ Napa/ Marin County, and I don't see having pockets big enough to invest in my own backyard. (No pun intended) I have an investment area ab...
Andy Bartley
Helpful Tool To View Census.gov Economic Factors - QWI Explorer
Hi all,As a new real estate investor I have been diving deep into the data sources that many pros recommend for choosing target markets. One important class of indicators is local economics - job growth/destruction, w...
Aaron Wait
Places to share real estate leads Seattle area
Hi my name is Aaron I have been living in the Washington area for 5 years now. I bought my home about two years ago and I understand my local economy pretty well. However, I do not have the capital right now for some...
Rick Stevens
Time to change tenant screen criteria's? Evictions SPIKING
I'm seeing an acute spike in evictions this year. I've always used the same criteria- 3x household income, # of residents, pets excluded. Seldom had any problems with needing to evict tenants. I run a background an...
Albert Gutierrez
Tired of waiting!!! I think I'm just going to go for it
I think I'm just going to jump in the dragon's mouth, I live in the Los Angeles Area and I'm tired of waiting to see if the RE market dips or drops, should I just jump in and if I get burned I will learn from the expe...
Guy Yarkoni
Flying to Charlotte - Your help needed :-)
Hi All,I'm scheduling a 1-week trip to Charlotte and I was wandering if you think that 29.10 - 2.11 would be a good time to come (whether, Halloween, etc.)?Also, I guess that lots of you have maid market visits like t...
Sam Rexford
Newbie: Am I doing out of state market research for my first market right?
Hey BP! This is my first post. I'm totally new to REI. I live in WA State and the numbers in my home market don't look great for me, so I'm looking out of state at SFH's and trying to nail down a city/market to get st...
Pavel Reyes Valdes
Louisville Market Watch.
As suggested by @Joseph King and @Chuck B., I think we could start this Market Watch discussion as a way to keep an eye on how the local Louisville's market is doing, share interesting news, trends and talk shop.Check...
Jay Johal
Construction and market downturn? Whats the relationship?
I am looking to turn my SFR in San Diego into a Triplex. This has been some planning in the stages for the past several months and I am looking to possibly break ground in late September/October depending on permit ap...
Joshua Kohl
new member and looking for advice
Hello All! I am new to real estate investing and looking to jump right in. I am in the Effingham/Chatham area in GA. Any ways yall have found to really understand your towns and locations? How have yall looked at ...