The last 6 months of leading indicators spell bad news historically for the state of New York!!! Of course no one knows what will happen, and neither do I claim to. But damn!!! Look at those lines! Eerie.. The leading...

I've looked at a lot of smaller multi-family properties in the Inner Loop as buy/hold options (by smaller, I mean from a duplex to a six-plex). As I drive around the area to look at them, I'm struck by the quantity of...

Hey gang,   BP has been such a tremendous help over the last year and a half that I feel obligated to give back a little and at least summarize my experience. So, as always and in advance, thanks BP.  I couldn't decid...

I have a opportunity to purchase one HOA deed at 25 cents on dollar. I can rent it out and negotiate with bank for clear title in the meantime. My cost is 35k for a nice condo, A property in B+++ hood worth 132k. Anyo...

I am currently on vacation in Northstar, Truckee, CA.... And looking at multifamily in the general area, and saw a couple of properties in Incline Village & Carson City.... Any one has any expertise with the area?...

“The Fair Housing Act is a federal act in the United States intended to protect the buyer or renter of a dwelling from seller o...r landlord discrimination. Its primary prohibition makes it unlawful to refuse to sell,...

I like to use Net Present Value when evaluating deals, but I don't see it a lot on this forum or other real estate evaluations. Can anyone shed some light on why not to use it?

Opportunity Zones are a new community development program established by Congress in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to encourage long-term investments in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide.The progra...

I was just looking at a property and was amazed that the property taxes are so high!The house is on the MLS for $56,000 and the taxes are $6460 annually.Checking past tax amounts showed that in 2011 they were $14,498 ...

We (husband and wife filing jointly) are looking for a CPA. While interviewing CPAs to file our 2012 taxes we are trying to determine if we should file a partnership return or listed all of our properties on our ...