If you haven't been paying attention, there are new flood zone maps currently in the public discussion phase that are going to be instituted next year.  The Tampa Bay area is going to see a significant amount of prope...

Dear all,Feeling blessed and very happy to have found this great community. I am based in Zurich, Switzerland and work in the financial industry. I have been investing in real estate for a couple of years and currentl...

I’m curious as to how an investor would know how to be aware of “up and coming” areas within a specific market? What are some things to on the lookout for? Who are the people to talk to?

Do apartment buildings appreciate in the same way single-family homes do, only at a lower percentage, or is the value of the building at the time of sale based solely on NOI and cap rate? I'm working on a long-term bu...

Savvy apartment Real Estate Investors know that the most common benchmark for measuring returns and gauging pricing for commercial real estate is the cap rate. The cap rate is the annual return that investors receive ...

I was recently looking at some news articles about Biloxi MS, ever since the hurricanes last year it appears as though the casinos are now able to build on land. According to the Biloxi website there are numerous con...

So I'm a condo owner in UTC.  I bought my property back in 2012 just before the "Property Value Moon Launch" and I have noticed a few things going on that I wanted to discuss.Observation 1.  Rentals in the area are ch...

We hear a lot about apartment BRRRR/Value Add projects but not much about the picture after that initial cash out refinance. What strategy are people taking who intend to hold them and not sell them? Continually refin...

Any smaller apartment building owners offer this amenity?  Is there even demand for this for apartments in Chicago in non-high or mid rise buildings? I would think when renting a SFH in the suburbs or even the city, ...

Hi BP family,I am a 34 year old IT consultant. I've been a nomad most of my adult life and I still am. In the US, I've lived in Chicago, New York, Boston, San Francisco, LA, Little Rock, Omaha, Portland, Minneapolis.....