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A recent thread made my mind wander a bit. Is CA better than Oh? MI better than OK? I don't know and I dont think "one size fits all" is the answer.
Someone mentioned the high taxes in TX as a concern. It is. How...
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Hello!I am trying to get this property ready for an FHA inspection. It seems like it's geared toward safety issues. I have a shed that is a foot too close to the property. Will that be a huge problem? Do they look for...
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Greetings BP! I'm just getting started on my first fix+flip project, and had a rookie question to pose to the community: what are thoughts on Hard Money lenders who broker out their loans to third parties? I've been i...
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Hey everyone,
It’s been a while! I decided to let some of the data build up a bit so I could show a comparison of Q1 2023 Q1 vs. Q2 2033. I was also on vacation during the month of July so I am a bit delayed 🙂. As y...
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Do you hire someone to search through zillow and compare the asking price vs zestimate? If so, does the service proof valuable or worth the money spent?
I find myself spending hours searching through zillow listing a...
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Hi All,I'm wondering what sources you all use for CAP Rate/comparable sales data for MultiFamily (5+ units properties). Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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According to preliminary data from the NAR (National Assoc. of Realtors), the number of investment properties, as a total percentage of total home sales, is declining. Put another way, investment properties made up...
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Hi BP community!My wife and I recently purchased a duplex in Atlanta. It's the first property I've owned - I'm learning a lot. We're house-hacking and are using this property as a buy-and-hold: we are fixing up the si...
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I'm looking into buying a multi family property nearby to downtown and living in one of the unit (so, I think this would be considered house hacking). It looks like the possibility for fully covering my mortgage isn't...
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So, I’ve read, continuously, all the reasons many seasoned professionals on this forum do not recommend STR “arbitrage”. However, having owned a small Airbnb rental arbitrage business in NYC back about 7 years ago, I...