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Hi,
I'm a newbie at real estate investing and to this site. Has anyone used the above materials from JUSTASKBENWHY dot com? I've bought a bunch of books recommended here on this site and I am also ploughing t...
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Houston, Do we have a problem?I'm wondering if the market is softening in Houston Texas.Fair warning: I'm new to analyzing. And my information is from realtors web sites. (not raw data) But the data is reported to com...
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Hi BP Nation,
I found the latest market cycle report. See below:
The "y axis" is occupancy. As it crosses the LT (Long Term) Average Occupancy, it's a good enough market to build new apartment buildings. Dr. Muel...
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Emergency! Winter Is now here and I have 3 vacancies,,loss cash flow $3500 plus oil/ utilities — I could use some advice to fix my problem now...don’t know how to get though this very tough patch .I won’t be able ...
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Has any one of you heard of Jack's Hidden Tax Sale Cash program? He explains the tax deed loophole where you can buy properties for $100 and make big profits doing nothing but collecting overages from the county after...
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So I live in CA and I want to buy a couple properties under 50k in the next couple months. Does it seem likes its hard to get a good agent (theyre busy) when you are at a low price point. I conctacted one agent thro...
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I saw a post on Twitter that I had to respond to . . . of course, the response and initial post are priceless, IMO.
First Tweet:
If a home is listed for $25k, assume it's a fixer-upper. No need to email me and ask fo...
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I was wondering how you guys feel about short sales. Do you guys think its worth the time to wait for a short sale or do you guys go straight for REOs because they can close quickly and you know what price you're gett...
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I've just canceled a newly inherited tenant's month-to-month lease, something that doesn't happen frequently in the small number of C-class rental properties I run in my portfolio. But the tenant came to me in the fir...
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In an effort to share my story and offer some encouragement, I wanted to share my story from the beginning with a look back at where and how I first became interested in real estate. I will give a brief description o...