Hi all, Me and my wife live in our SFH full time for the past year. In the upcoming year, we are getting roommates to help with expenses while continuing occupying as primary residence. We have ~400k in gains after im...

I get asked by my clients everyday, is Austin, TX market a bubble or will it continue to boom? The white-hot housing market in the Austin area continues to blaze, with the median sale prices for homes hitting all-tim...

Real estate is all about timing. Between 2009 and 2014, it was quite easy to flip here in Seattle. In those years, you could find REOs and short sales to buy or buy at the auction. Construction labor and contractors w...

Hello What qualifies as primary residence per fha requirements? Mailing address? Percentage of time spent there?

Hi all! I am new to this group so thank you all for the incredible information and advice.My question: My lease is coming up in August in Hoboken, and my gf and I would like to build equity in a place where we can ren...

The fed announced today that it would be ending its 6 year period of QE. The labor market has been  recovering and the feds expect national economic recovery to continue amidst a global economic slowdown. They also me...

Many Texas cities are incentivizing developers to build affordable housing units, but challenges remain around keeping these homes accessible long-term. What kinds of policies do you think might help ensure ongoing af...

Hey BP! I don't have "mentors" just yet so I thought I would ask the BP community.
I'm a newbie REI and just moved to Houston. Houston market is hot but expensive for me just starting out. I decided to invest in Kans...

Last September, one of the original institutional investors in the housing-to-rent strategy, multi-billion hedge fund Och-Ziff called it quits on the landlord business. The reason: "the New York-based hedge fund is lo...

I have long been obsessed with real estate and have realized that I just need to commit to getting my first deal done. Now that I am more serious about making it happen, I am trying to decide what the smartest option ...