Amy Raye Rogers
Is Grant Cardone right that the US will become a renter nation?
According to Pew, "investors bought 24% of all single-family houses sold nationwide last year, up from 15% to 16% annually going back to 2012, according to a Stateline analysis of data provided by CoreLogic, a Califor...
Michele Granata
NEED Honest Feedback from Realtors
Actively looking for my first 2-unit househacking multifamily. I have gotten conflicting feedback from both lenders and realtor regarding FHA loans vs. low-down Conventional. I've been told that FHA makes your offer w...
Jason Malabute
HERE'S WHY I DON'T THINK WE'LL SEE A MAJOR CORRECTION FOR A WHILE
We all know the saying, “what goes up must come down.” We also know that the real estate market is cyclical. Historically, real estate cycles have lasted 8-9 years. However, we have been experiencing property values g...
Sergey Tkachev
How will Hurricane Irma affect the Florida Real Estate Market?
On 9/5 we went into contract on an SFR in Holiday, FL (Colonial Hills subdivision), right before Hurricane Irma. This is the northern part of the Tampa Bay area, which did not see as much damage as the areas more sou...
Clarke Wegener
She's a high wage earner, I'm an investor. Tax issues?
Hello all. I have a question my fiancé and I have been mulling for a few months. We want to get married but neither of us are so enamored with the idea that we're willing to take a huge tax hit over it. But we just ar...
Chris Levarek
Is Rent Control a Necessary "Evil"?
Three states passed state-wide rent control laws in 2019, California, Oregon and New York. Other cities such as New York, San Francisco and Washington D.C. have had rent control policies in place for decades.
"Over t...
Greg Weik
Why aren't Section 8 funds paid directly to the tenant?
I posted this on FB also, but I think it was a TL;DR situation, and/or no one really wanted to "go there." :)
If housing assistance, such as Section 8 is designed to help tenants, why not give them the funds direc...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (Monday, July 20, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, July 20, 2020)
In a previously unimaginable turn of events, the ...
David Li
Prospect Can't Pay Full Desposit
Hello, I have a prospect (family) whom I have already approved, but I am requesting 2 months deposit instead of the standard 1 month due to their less than ideal credit. They initially agreed verbally, but now they ar...
Thomas Lorini
BP Newbie - Looking for Advice/Input on a Recent Purchase!
Greetings BP colleagues!Being a new BP member I thought I would seek some INPUT/ADVICE from other members on a recent purchase I did....wish I was a member sooner to ask before I closed.So I just closed on property (6...