Gil Segev
Where to find cash flowing rentals in TX?
Hi all, I live in Austin and would love to invest closer to home after not so successful out of state investments. I chatted with several agents in Austin and San Antonio and it looks like finding positive cash flow i...
Scott Malkin
Santa Monica 10 unit DEAL !!?
Why would anyone want to purchase a rent-controlled Santa Monica apt building? Consider this deal…10 unit building, built ~ 1950, class C, in a prime Santa Monica location !Under rent control !Huge upside in rents (as...
Steven Taylor
rents going up
For those of us that have been doing this for a long time (25) years its crazy to see how much the rents have gone up in the last 5 years. When I started I had a 2 bedroom for $495 a month it took 20 years to get that...
Dawn Holley
Newbie interested in southern Oregon areas
Hey everyone,I live and work in the Bay Area, but look forward to someday relocating to a quieter lifestyle in Oregon.I am really excited to get started in investing and I'm researching Medford, OR area. From the lit...
Tariq K Frantz
Why Manufactured Housing Communities Make Sense
I have seen a lot of BP discussion on MHCs - as a real estate investment banker, I get to analyze many different property types and thought I would share some of the key investment metrics that have led some of the wo...
Ken Latchers
Making more money. Supply & Demand
There seems to be an improper focus on occupancy. I can put a place out there at a dollar a night and get 100% occupancy. I can put a long-term rental apartment out there at 30% off and be occupied all the time. It do...
David Adams
Seasonality in Short-Term Rental Market
In many areas, demand tends to decrease dramatically in the winter causing rental rates to go down. How do you maximize your rental revenue in the face of seasonality?
Ashley Wilson
Why Insurance, Not Interest Rates, Could Be the Real Threat to Multifamily Housing
From rising interest rates to rising insurance costs it seems like hits to multifamily operations just won’t stop. Several years ago I said that certain natural disaster areas could potentially become uninsurable. Wel...
Christian I Presant
General Market indicators
Hi can anyone recommend a good website that provides good RE market data and indicators?I'm talking about showing population growth of a certain area, job growth, average salary, average age, history of average home p...
Cal Ewing
Houston Rehab Projects
I am just wondering how other BP members feel about committing to a buy, fix and sell strategy right now in Houston with oil prices as low as they are? Do you feel that there is a significant risk of property values d...