Aaron Gordy
Does the flattening of yield curve mean that a recession is near?
The yield between short term government bonds are very close to the long term government bonds. Usually that is indicative of not so good long term prospects. Given that the fed is already at historically long term lo...
Emily Smith
Mortgage Rates Fall
Mortgage rates changed course last week with average 30-year FRMs falling by as many as ten basis points to close at 6.35%, and average 5/1 ARMs slipping by six basis points, to close at 6.18%.
This reversal ...
Rob McArdle
1033 exchange qualification
TxDot is requiring a portion of a property for ROW use. Do we need to go through the whole condemnation process to qualify the transaction for a 1033 exchange? Or is a settlement before condemnation enough to qualify...
James Warren
How to Evaluate the Current Real Estate Market On A Macro-Scale
I have been browsing the Forums a little and was looking for some metrics to evaluate and even (to some extent) attempt to predict how a real estate market is doing on a general basis. Here are some metrics I cam up w...
GREGORY HARRIS
Analysis of REO/Short Sale Comps.
How do you evaluate comps for a potential rehab subject property? I potential financial partner and I both evaluated a property and we came up with a significant difference in value.
This is what I was doing: 1. 1/2 ...
Kelan Johnson
Advice on my first wholesale deal
How's it going,I had some a question regarding my first potential wholesale deal. I don't have much experience and this would be my first time even trying to wholesale a deal, but I've found a vacant property in a gre...
Kasey Villareal
Dallas Fed: Market Monitoring Finds Signs of Brewing Bubble
Thoughts about this latest Fed article that consumer "exuberance" might be tipping us into a market correction?
Fed Article - click
Some highlights from the article:
Our evidence points to abnormal U.S. housing m...
Cindy Duerkop
Santa Fe, NM Real Estate Market
I am looking for feedback from local realtors and investors in the greater Santa Fe, NM market. My interests are primarily in fix-and-flip single family and rental of single family and small multi-family properties. A...
Noah Bacon
What trends are you seeing in your local market?
Welcome to BiggerPockets Question of the Week!
Though none of us have a crystal ball to predict the future, we do have something almost as amazing, the BiggerPockets community to help us grow and connect!
What have...
Dan Gandee
Cap Rate For Dummies
Hello there BP Family! Let me preface this forum post by saying that no one is an actual dummy when first starting out, but to grab your attention I had to use something good :)
Cap rates, gross rent multipliers, ca...