John Mitchell
Formula that indicates a good rental market.
My wife and I have been investing since 2004. We buy and rent out homes. We currently own 11 homes and 1 4-Plex. All are properties are in one city except 1. My question is how do you guys determine if a market is...
Account Closed
Is It A Good Idea To Pruchase Ridiculously Low Real Estate Prices?
Hello Fellow Members:What are your thoughts about ridiculously priced real estate at eBay? I even saw a property for $84. Thank you.Tina
Stephen Dominick
The sky is falling
Now let me start with, I'm not " The sky is falling kind of person" but what do you make of all the information out there that were near another historic collapse in RE prices. Maybe even a whole economy collapse. A...
Gurjot Grewal
A newbie question about appraised value and financing.
I am unsure how to word this to search the forum. I'll give an example. Say I get an offer accepted for 300k on a property, and the appraisal during my option period shows it's worth 380k. At what point can I use the ...
Bienes Raices
.Housing Fades as a Means to Build Wealth, Analysts Say
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/business/economy/23decline.html?hp
It seems like they might be jumping the gun a bit. Yesterday they had an article that small time investors are leaving the stock market. But people...
John B.
Chicago A neighborhood condo as first property
Hello,
I am 35, live in Chicago and work in the Loop for a demanding finance company. I never owned any real estate and have been renting a high rise one bedroom for $1,800 in River North with my girlfriend for the p...
Alex Hamilton
Baby Boomers seeking Retirement Communities have a problem
Anyone using BP ever noticed the SPCA solicitations on T.V. requesting contributions to help provide Food and Shelter for Animals? Don't get me wrong, I like Dogs and Cats and think to many of them are abused and neg...
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...
Tyler Brenneman
Less than 20% down with no PMI?
Hi, my wife and I are planning on buying out first REI property in Montana in the next few months. We haven't started the pre-approval process yet,but are ready to get started. I have heard that you can get a mortgage...
Glenn Gayet
Are Fix & Flips Going to Fade Away?
Hello everyone, I'm extremely new to real estate, just in my early days of getting educated, and I had a thought come to mind the other day. I've been listening to the bigger pockets podcast on my way to and from work...