Daniel F. Harb
Are "Zillow's" Rent Estimates Inflated or Padded?!?!
Question: Are you finding when you check the rental estimate on "Zillow" that they are over the actual estimate? Whether checking, California, Indiana, Kentucky, or anywhere, USA, are you seeming to find the estimate ...
Kim Hopkins
Battle of the Inflation VS Return Math
I recently listened to a podcast interview with a very accomplished and intelligent syndicator. He said that the annual return you anticipate for your investors needs to be at least equal to the rate of inflation in o...
Sean Kehoe
Should we buy in this inflated market?
Prices are high in my local market, but I’m itching to get started- don’t want to be the waiting guy any longer. Should we be buying in this current market for buy and holds?
Nicholas Dennis
How to buy in an inflated market?
Hello, I am brand new to real estate investing. I’m looking to find a deal in Prescott AZ and surrounding areas. Our market is heavily inflated and properties are going for rates as high as $350 a sq ft, however renta...
Sol Naim
Investing in flat land and prefab homes?
Hey BP community! Curious to hear your thoughts on investing in plots of flat land and using prefab homes to build on rather than BRRRRing. Seems like it can be a higher ROI as long as the land is zones properly and c...
Nandy B.
Mold Remediation Quote -- $11K Inflated or Reasonable?
BRRRR challenge 1 -- Mold Remediation - Any insight?
We just acquired a duplex that (at closing) was supposed to need about $4K in mold remediation. Now the mold remediation is about $11K. This quotes is only to reme...
Ericka G.
Lifestyle inflation vs. reasonable standard of living increase?
I’ve been frugal my whole life. My family jokes that my older brother started borrowing money from me when I was six (he was 16) because I always had $ stacked. But now I’m reaching a point where I want to splurge a...
Sam B.
Dealing with foreign private money, currency inflation/deflation.
Anyone out there with experience using foreign private money, for example AUD, and how you handled the risk of currency fluctuation?I can't see anyway around this risk. Either I take it on or the lender does.In short...
Chuck Hurao
What prevents buyers/devs from inflating market values
If my main objective was to lock out other buyers in a neighborhood (and I don’t want to own it all, as much as I just want lots not to be sold from the current owners), couldn’t I overpay for a few properties to dist...
Dave Ruff
Condo Association refuses to purchase Inflation Guard Endorsement
My loan underwriter for a condo unit purchase is requiring either 125% replacement coverage on the building policy or an inflation guard endorsement on the policy. The 3-member board is refusing to add the endorsement...