Matt M.
What is escrow?
I know this is probably a terribly stupid question, but I was not pleased when I saw that escrow on a $96.5k loan was nearly the principle; like $3xx and change! Thats crazy!
So what exactly is escrow, and why do I ha...
Jeremy Porter
Navigating Financial Challenges with Empathy and Solutions in Property Management
As a property manager, it's not uncommon to encounter situations where a tenant begins to incur additional expenses rapidly. Whether it's due to changes in personal circumstances or unforeseen issues, addressing these...
Jeremy Porter
Managing Additional Expenses: A Property Manager's Guide
As a property manager, it's not uncommon to encounter situations where a tenant begins to incur additional expenses rapidly. Whether it's due to changes in personal circumstances or unforeseen issues, addressing these...
Marcello Di Gerlando
Anyone? experience with beach vaction STR's AirBnB VRBO
Hi BP family. Its been a minute since I've been on the forums. First, I want to let everyone know that I have had great success with BP since 2011 hope you all have too. I don't do a ton of deals but the ones I have d...
Joseph ODonovan
According to Harvard, there's a housing shortage. Your thoughts?
https://www.housingwire.com/articles/49458-harvard-theres-a-housing-shortage-and-its-eroding-affordability
Howard Yang
Advice on reviewing Phase 2 report
I'm assessing a commercial property (occupied by a major automotive service tenant) and the seller has completed a Phase1, Phase2, and a Phase2 supplemental report as part of the seller due diligence package. The fina...
Michael Sheridan
Buying foreclosed properties
Hi All,I am trying to take the time to read some books, read the forums and get myself started as a real estate investor!Foreclosed properties have obviously peaked my interest as they are often a cheaper often. I wou...
Bryan Hancock
What Factors Do You Use To Down-Select Your Small Regional Bank Partners?
I have pretty much called every known viable bank or credit union in the greater Austin area in the past year and we now have 15 solid lenders that will loan on specs or our rehab projects. This presents an interesti...
John Wilker
Changing zoning of a parcel of land
I couldn't decide where this was best posted :) But since I'm the prez of my HOA and it's an issue for our HOA, i'll start here.
There's a plot of land in front of our townhome complex. It's zoned mixed use, max of 6...
Ken Latchers
Arbitrage... when will the folly restart?
I am just wondering how many more weeks or months it will be until newbies with that deer-in-the-headlights look start wandering in: hey, have any of you heard about Arbitrage, where you don't have to buy the prope...