It was the topic of saving that got me started on a journey that eventually led me to be interested in real estate. It has been the cornerstone for me as I have followed the advice of the books I had read (like The se...

Per the Bloomberg article, it seems rent for studios have dropped about 35%, 1 bedrooms 27%, and 2 bedrooms 22% as of November 2020.
I know it's been hotly debated whether cities will die out or not, but I want to l...

1) Not keeping enough reserves. Big expense hits and owner cannot handle it

2) Fix/flip - unforseen repair needed. Too many deals go bad.

I'm curious to hear how RE empires go down during recessions.

Yesterday I met the new tenants at their future home to hand them the keys and go over the operating basics for their home, gas, water, electric, filters etc. As we are standing outside wrapping up a neighbor lady com...

Economic Update
(Monday, July 6, 2020)
The big economic news this week is the second straight employment report which surpassed expectations. Nearly all of the data indicates that the recovery from the partial shut...

Economic Update
(Monday, August 10, 2020)

The resurgence in coronavirus cases is sidetracking an economic recovery that gained steam in May and early June, slowed in July, and now indicates a rocky path ahead. ...

Economic Update
(Monday, June 14, 2021)
For a period of time between 2018 and the beginning of 2020, the “Real House Price Index” (which calculates inflation in the Housing Sector) was falling, because Americans’ bu...