Christopher G Platt
Where to Invest While Saving for Your Next Real Estate Investment
You’ve invested in your first or most recent piece of real estate - congratulations! After the stabilization period that comes with the transfer of ownership of real estate, and starting to execute your business plan,...
James Kerson
Tell Me Why My Discount Brokerage Idea Is Bad: Calling All Agents
I’d like to start a new kind of real estate brokerage. It would dually represent buyers and sellers and charge a total commission of no more than 0.6%. Instead of depending on buyer agents to drive prospects from hous...
Brian Singh
Bay area Housing 2020- Crash or no crash
Just wanted to get a sense of what people are seeing in Bay area and what they think will happen after a few month. Also wanted to see if I am being too negative on bay area and forecasting a 10-15% price drop.
The ...
Michael P. Lindekugel
A recession is coming and maybe as early as summer
Previously, the Federal Reserve indicated it would raise the federal funds rate four times this year. On March 16th the Federal Open Market Committee said it expects to raise the federal funds rate six times this year...
Chris V.
Stockton CA Multi-Family Bids Adieu to 1% Rule Properties
For the last few years Stockton CA buy-and-hold rental property used to be a virtual no-brainer. Now the market for conforming multi-family property is at a turning point, breaking through the floor dictated by the 1%...
Jan B.
REI in Canada = Not profitable? (BP #214)
Hi there -Just listened to podcast episode #214 of the podcast and was surprised by Joel Sherlocks statement that REI in Canada didn't made much sense for him/his company so they went to the US/Arizona instead..We're ...
Jon Q.
Housing Market Still Isn't Rational
I thought you might enjoy this article written by Robert Shiller, Sterling Professor of Economics, Yale University:http://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/housing-mark...Agree/Disagree? Comments? Thoughts?
Zac P.
Should I convert to baseboard heating?
I have a duplex that has two really old gas furnaces that are about to die on me. Instead of dropping $6000 on two new ones, I have contemplated replacing the heating with baseboard electric heat throughout. This plac...
Nick Wiswell
Newbie California investor looking to B&H out of state (Milwaukee?)
Hi everyone,I'm a mid-twenties engineer out of the SF Bay Area.I've been lurking the site for a few months as I've mulled the "Real Estate Option" - we're getting to that phase of the boom-bust cycle that I'm just not...
Carlos Soto
Very Frustrated - can’t find good deals
Sorry folks just need to vent.I’ve had a heck of a time finding good deals in Albuquerque. I have networked and established good relationships with 2 realtors that work with investors and a broker.After a couple month...