Matthew Pierson
Determining Value of Single Family Home
Hello!So I am new to real estate investing in general, and I am starting to play around with some of these calculator tools. Is it typical that Tax assessment is significantly lower that what the estimate and asking p...
Sean Hurwitz
Comps Comps Comps...LA, Riverside & San Bernadino Counties 2015!
Good afternoon y'all!Can't wait to see some of you in a couple of days at the West LA BP Networking meeting.In the mean time, I'm wondering what the latest is in Comp Land. It's 2015, what's up!Facts:- I'm a Rehhaber...
Brent Hall
BPO vs Case Shiller vs Zillow – Which valuation is the most reliable
While researching a property that is scheduled for foreclosure auction, I noticed a large discrepancy in the valuation given to the property by the broker (exterior BPO only), the valuation from Zillow using Zillow’s ...
Darryl Dahlen
Great read on different capital markets
I received this from one of my lenders and thought that it was too good not to share. As someone who primarily funds loans from CMBS, agency, and insurance companies I think this info is on point.Despite turbulent ca...
Ronny Crawford
Legal Advice on Change Orders
Hello fellow BP community!Does anyone have any experience and advice regarding Change Orders that were completed prior to and without approval from the Owner?I recently received two rather large change orders on a fli...
Bobby English
Refinance/purchase price question
I’m from a small town and have found a foreclosure house going to auction with a starting bid of $17k. Comps I’ve pulled are saying it should be worth around $96k. I’m expecting it to sell for around $50k in the aucti...
Steve Babiak
An interesting concept for tenant selection process
I just came across this link that might be worth considering when choosing a tenant. http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-most-interesting...Read the comments posted there too. Basically, evaluate 37% of the pool of appl...
David Ivy
February 2017 Market Report
In February 2017, the median price for single-family homes in the City of Austin remained unchanged from the year prior at $330,000. Overall, the Central Texas housing market is beginning to normalize to more stable m...
Vijaianand Thirunageswaram
Spring is here - Let's wake up investors...
Howdy folks,It's been really quite for last few weeks. I know there is lot of investors are either not certain about the market or looking at the right place. But market surely slowed down a bit compared to last year...
Halle Hughes
Minneapolis Lake St. Rent after Riots
I have recently acquired my first duplex on Park Ave adjacent to Lake Street where there is quite a bit of destruction from the recent riots in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Prior to to this, the four-bedroom unit had been ...