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Hey there! Are you ready to unlock the full financial potential of your real estate investments? Look no further than the 1031 exchange rule! This powerful tool in the federal tax code can help you increase your wealt...
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Can we just talk about the recent 75% decrease in Real Estate Value in Flint, MI? I just saw a decent 3bed 1bath over 1200sq ft for $12,500. What is your opinion on this? Is this a time to buy & hold there? Does a...
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The broad context of this analysis is straightforward: an economy based on ever-rising consumption falters when real household incomes stagnate or decline. Real income for the bottom 90% has been stagnant fo...
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California recently signed a mandate requiring most new homes in the state to include solar panels after 2020. California is the first state to do so, but it likely won't be the last, with New Jersey and Minnesota pur...
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Our tenant was out of power because we had to replace our breaker box, partly due to a storm recently, it took 3 days due to July 4th weekend nobody was available. We put the tenant in a hotel for 2 nights while we tr...
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Hey BP family! So I know the mortgage rate is not entirely ideal for buyers. Apart from seller concessions, seller financing, etc...what other strategies can buyers use to finance a home?
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There's definitely been an up tick in mortgage rates lately. We are at the highest rate in more than a year now according to this chart from Freddie Mac.
Even Bernanke said in reference to the spike in interest rates...
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I've got a decent sum of money that I'd like to deploy into real estate. I've been listening to the BP Podcast and reading real estate books for a while, but I'm having a hard time figuring out what direction to go. H...
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It looks like were in the beginning stages of the rest of the world pulling away from using the US dollar. What effects do you think it will have on real estate currently owned and realestate you purchase in the fu...
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Im trying to purchase my first SFR rental in OKC. 20% down, <$135k, C Neighborhood, 3bed, Near Turnkey.Inventory is awful, as to be expected.Interest rates are slowly inching up with the Fed expected to raise rates...