I'm closing on a buy and hold property mid January 2019. My current finance options are a 30 year fixed at 5.75% or a 5/1 ARM at 5.0%. I'm curious what you all think is a better option?
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4 bedroom 1.5 bathroom...

I've read quite a few of the "standard" books about real estate investing talked about on BP but have yet to really see how and where investors live while building their portfolios. I'm planning on holding my first ho...

I wrote a blog recently about how Appreciation has historically compared by region and then zoomed into my market in Santa Cruz County. The results were quite fascinating. A 7.98% Compound Annual Growth Rate since 201...

I started writing this post last week, but the banking errr.. financial 'crisis' of 2023 (and make no doubt about it, that's what this is) has been 'evolving' so rapidly I had to delete what I was going to post to sta...

Over the recent years, the real estate market has witnessed a remarkable shift in preferences and trends like everything else, with a growing fascination for minimalist living and sustainable housing solutions, especi...

I am very close to putting in an offer on a duplex to house hack, but I'm wondering if I should follow through or continue to wait for something better. A few minor details: My fiance and I have been looking for a 1-4...

Hey all,I've been working with a realtor in Austin, TX looking at buying rental property in the area. Based on our research, it's going to be nearly impossible to cash flow in the area unless I bump up my down payment...

Adapted from a twitter thread, thought I  would share here:The BRRRR method of real estate investing (Buy ➡️Rehab➡️Rent➡️Refinance➡️Repeat) has become a popular strategy in recent years to maximize gains in investment...

I've been debating on getting my first rental property, however having experience with investing in the stock market, I understand the critical nature of 'getting in at the right time.' Sometimes that isn't an easy ca...

Has anyone reviewed Mark Torok's "program" for taking title subject-to? I know that this mostly ties in with Phill Grove's AMPS program, but some of the folks I have talked with recently recommend it for informing th...