Michael R.
Do these loan costs look high?
This is for an investment property and the interest rate will be 4.125%. I can pay a couple points less and get a 4.5% rate. Does it generally pay off from a cash flow perspective to pay down the rate?
David Ivy
December & Year-End 2016 Austin Area Housing Market
Here are the basic stats on single-single family homes sales for Dec. 2016 for the City of Austin and the Greater Austin Area.Here are excerpts of from a recent press release from the Austin Board of REALTORS®:“The Ce...
Timothy W.
Investing Etiquette - "Cash Buyer"
There are times when you are going to want to make offers as a "cash buyer". A "cash buyer" provides an expectation to a seller that you as the buyer should be prepared to deliver. Being a cash buyer means one of tw...
Kristina Modares
San Antonio Curb Appeal Suggestions
Recently closed on this duplex in Denver Heights. We'd like to improve curb appeal for under $1,500. I'd like to hear all suggestions, though. We may take them into consideration for the future. **Also, If anybody has...
Nathan Gesner
Are your tenants lying about not being able to pay?
Do you have tenants attempting to get out of paying rent - or paying on time - by blaming COVID-19?One of my tenants emailed to say she won't be able to pay until May 10th, maybe later. I told her we would still follo...
Account Closed
Paying for investments?
So I will be graduating in about 7 months and upon graduating I plan on starting my real estate investing career. I have dreams of starting an investment company that specializes in rentals and flipping, but there's o...
Ali Samana
Where would we be if we were still on the gold standard?
In his new book, "Conspiracy of the Rich", Kiyosaki talks about us as a country breaking away from the gold standard and how that made our money funny money.
I am definately no expert on that but would love to see wh...
Sam Levine
Should I get a survey
Hi BPLooking to purchase a duplex I have under contract. Do you typically purchase a survey when purchasing a new property? If so, what type and why? I understand easements could be an issue, but my understanding is I...
Richard Prater
Should I Escrow Taxes and Insurance
its my first rental sf property. Should I Escrow Taxes and Insurance in with the mortgage?
Chris Seveney
It’s Not Good To Be A Renter These Days - Rent Caps Coming?
I am sure we are going to see a lot more of this in tenant friendly states with an election on the horizon, where they are going to be looking to start putting a cap on rents. Is anyone else seeing this in their area...