I read an article that Blackrock is buying all the houses and new housing tracts with taxpayer dollars to the tune of over 30k houses per year. Turning them into SFR. They are buying above market. Anyone else know ...
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What are the odds all banks will put a pause on our investment loans? I’ve got two Freddie loans and seven loans through my credit union. I’ve got some reserves for this, but I could be out of a job soon myself and co...
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I won't go into all of the details of a situation that currently affects my mother, but I'll provide as brief an explanation as possible. Her income is only 800/month as she's on Social Security and she has no other ...
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Hey folks,
I'm interested to hear the BP community's thoughts on whether we could be on the brink of a wage / price spiral in the U.S.
A wage / price spiral occurs when wages increase (which is occurring), and those...
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How do you find and compensate a good designer for overall material choices and color selections? I think I'm pretty good with most aspects of rehabbing. But I am very slow at designing choices. I know what I do or do...
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I've consistently written about the forces of nature and her current and future effects on the real estate market (even while often being ridiculed and politicized on this very site for it) regardless: I personally mo...
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I love this. All of Wall Street is getting bailed out by the taxpayer. Why? Because they have “toxic assets.†Since we are abandoning free market principals (government bailing out all so called “capitalist...
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I am curious as to where all of you think the Bay Area market is going after Shelter in Place is lifted and the COVID-19 crisis starts to wind down? Currently, it is difficult to assess the true impact on the local re...
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Hi BP
I don't know if you agree with me.
But so many post of ppl just wanting to jump right in skipping school.
Afraid they miss the bandwagon or something.
I understand we all wished we started younger.
And I agree...
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Hi:I been speaking with someone from Patch of Land, the HM lender. Everything sounds good about their loan program...does anyone have any personal experience as it pertains to ..were there any upfront costs, documenta...