I’m a new investor looking to buy a STR in the Gatlinburg area. One of my hesitations is knowing what will happen to demand during a recession. The STR market in Gatlinburg seems solid now, but how did it hold up duri...

Economic Update
(Monday, August 31, 2020)

The US economy got crushed in the second quarter, with the worst decline in real GDP for any quarter since the Great Depression. However, the good news for real estate...

I just finished a BRRRR just outside of Seattle, Washington. This deal had all sorts of complexity. It was an out of state deal (I live in the SF Bay Area), where I 50/50 partnered with a contractor, and got a private...

This was my first investment property. At 25 years old, I did my first investment with 2 years of real estate experience. Knock on wood, I am doing well with it but wanted to share my numbers and see if I could get so...

We recently moved out of an investment home. Right before, we completely redid the home (new cupboards, woodworking , everything). It's an old bungalow style and I decorated it in "gingerbread type" colors:). It's a c...

Looking to make my first offer to a wholesaler.

I have purchased off the MLS before and included contingencies for financing, inspections, title, etc. Are these expected & normal for wholesale deals too?

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Every day I spend some time in the morning getting up to speed on the latest state of the real estate market by reading various news outlets, listening to economists, looking at data around inflation/inventory/rates, ...

I'm looking at properties in Chicago and these rules of thumb are basically impossible.  I've been listening to the podcasts and reading about the deals, and the numbers are always for these cheap areas, whereas I'm l...

Every January, we publish our Las Vegas investment forecast for the upcoming year. Predicting what will happen in the future is hard; so many factors can impact the market - inflation, interest rates, economic perform...

I know BP is mostly for RE, but does anyone here also invest in any franchises?  Seems like it could be as profitable if not more as a Re investment.  Also, could be a good way to diversify your investments and not pu...