Helmut Forren
I don't understand how higher interest rates can work
I like to buy and hold single family homes for rental. I have a strategy that has been working very well for me. Of course, conventional financing is becoming increasingly difficult. I've seen other financing metho...
John Tan
future interest rate increase would reduce multi-unit price?
I wonder if future rate increases would decrease multi-unit price?Since multi-units are priced based on CAP rates, they will be interest rate sensitive. Ie buying a multi-unit at 10% CAP makes sense in a 3% treasury-...
Adam Hofmann
What did you do today in your business?
Another forum I belong to has a really awesome running thread where people post what they did to their car that particular day. It's good motivation and creates a little accountability. If this catches on, cool. If...
Allen L.
Frustrated about lack of cash flow
Long story short, my fiance and I own 5 properties in US and Canada generating about $88K USD of gross annual rental income. 4 are SFH and 1 Duplex. However our estimated annual cash flow is $6500 USD after PITI, prop...
Account Closed
Zillow officially enters the house flipping business...
The full story is on Bloomberg.com here: Zillow wants to flip your house should you want to read all the details.For those with TLDR syndrome the gist of it is:Zillow has now joined the ranks of high tech real estate ...
Robert Jackson
Is this statement used to turn down Section 8 really legal?
HI everyone, So I have noticed a trend among some of my fellow property owners here in Los Angeles, California. As you may know, it is illegal to deny someone the opportunity to apply for a unit simply because they ha...
Lingo Lin
How to create a “Family Bank” without using Whole Life Insurance?
I live in New York, and have family in PA, NJ, and FL.I have a family of about 25 members who would like to pool their savings into one account, and each member would like to have the option of putting their savings i...
Chris Newman
Are there any workarounds for REO "no-assign" purchase offers?
My main REI niche is newly-undervalued raw rural acreage in Snohomish county, WA, near Seattle. My general investing strategy is to "clip off" the land's surplus transferable development rights for later sale to urban...
Michael Tompkins
Looking for advice
So I am just getting started in real estate investing. I currently have approximately $100K in equity in my current home and can't decide what's the bast course of action to take. Should I sell it, do a cash out refi,...
Eric Miller
FIRST FLIP - $23,500 PROFIT
Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to give a full review of my first flip. I’ve had been lurking around BP for around 2 years now, and the amount of information is amazing. Here is the story on my first flip.I had ...