What was the housing market like before the bubble? I've been going to RE meetings and all you hear is "Houston is hot. There's only 2.6 months of inventory; home prices rose 10% for 2 straight years". I didn't fol...

Hi,I am newly licensed agent and I'm just starting my journey. I want to solely focus on social media as my main source of marketing and lead generation. Mainly just film video tours of properties (new construction, r...

I'm going to have a rental vacancy in the coming months. Does anyone have a document for pre screening prospective tenants? I want to start standardizing my screening process for possible tenants that conforms to the ...

Up front disclosure, taxes are not my area of expertise neither is direct mail. I have a question in to my CPA on this and was curious what the tax pros on BP would say. I did some direct mail marketing for several mo...

does anyone have any special way to qualify a cash tenant in a low income area? I have my techniques but would curious to know everyone else's. Please share

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My name is VerrryHungry! I currently reside in Los Angeles and am eager to get my start in the RE world! I just recently turned 18, but don't let that fool you. I've been studying Real Estate profusely at BNU (...

One of the keys to real estate investing is finding a profitable market.  Certainly you can make money in a market with stable growth, and if you're really good, even a declining one.  However, where you'll find the m...

I am currently vetting a 4plex that is made up of 1 bedrooms. Historically speaking, I have found 1 bedroom units to be a bit more difficult to rent out. Has anyone else found this to be true?  Should I shy away fro...

[I'm a small investor from Tel Aviv, Israel, investing mainly in Israel and Central-Eastern Europe]
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I'm trying to  compile a list of metrics to use in order to identify new markets to invest in Europe. Thu...

Chase Increasing Issuance of Jumbo MBS with High-LTV Ratio Loans
July 11, 2019Brandon Ivey

JPMorgan Chase is preparing to issue its second jumbo mortgage-backed security of the year with mortgages that have relati...