I have been reading about the rental market shifting to "Secondary Markets" such as Atlanta, Phoenix, Las Vegas.  What makes a market a "Secondary Market"?  Just trying to understand the terminology being used so I'm ...

Whats up BP???Looking to see if any house flippers have tried to file for sales tax exemption through there business at Lowes , Home Depot  or any other big box store?While I was in Lowes the other day one of the empl...

In the case of smaller properties that have lax or no financials, what approach to lenders take to underwriting/valuation?  Are some types of lenders better for these than others? My gut feeling is that community bank...

Hello BP,I am currently pursuing a 5 unit Multifamily purchase and upon discussing with the potential seller I discovered he feels he is unable to sell due to having a high basis in the property and not wanting to pay...

Hey all, I'm Eric. I'm a broker, buy and holder, buy flip/rental holder, RE coach. Rescue dog dad. Happy to contribute and help anyone in Los Angeles with their home ownership and investment dreams

I need a wifi safe wall mountable lock box. It does not matter if it’s see-through or not. What matters is that it can hold a 10 x 5 x 5 size router, does not block radio waves and does not interfere with the wifi. No...

For those you have the time and interest, I'm conducting a little research on consumer and business buying habits, namely do they prefer to shop online, in stores, or both. This is for a little marketing project I'm w...

I have run this report a few different times and always end up with a negative cash flow.  I can see the problem is mainly with the insurance that I would have to have on the property.  Most insurance companies I've t...

How much extra $$ to get there?

Say a 1500 square foot home in Texas. Conventional building cost = $105K. How much more to get to zero energy?

Assume highly insulated, great windows in the appropriate places, shade...

Hello everyone! I'll get right to the facts. I'm a single guy with a fixed income, I'm a veteran, and I have $30,000 to invest. I want to purchase a rental property so I can start creating cash flow to be able to purc...