One constant is change, which applies to the economy more than anything.Working in the mobile home park space has made one characteristic stick out: owning rentals at the absolute bottom of affordability gives you a l...

Outside of the forums, where do you stay updated about real estate investing trends and strategies? If you have more than one source that you regularly use, please share in the replies below!

Besides BP, what are some of your favorite websites, blogs, podcasts, etc for real estate related news and topics of the day? You can find a million articles a day about stocks and wall street analysis on sites like C...

This merger has been in the works for about a year and a half, but I noticed that as I logged into MRIS today, the re-branding to Bright MLS has begun. MRIS covers the DC metro area and Trend MLS covers the Philadelph...

Hi guys, Hopefully this isn't a competitive post to the BP team but as we all know Knowledge is the most important aspect of investing. Does anyone know good magazines or real estate centered websites that specificall...

I want to better understand market trends. How can I apply social and economic data to real estate?

I am doing a rehab job (rental), and I need NEW doors/trim.  The floors will be hardwood (after, carpet removal) throughout MAIN floor of home (including bedrooms).....What is the TREND for today, and beyond (short......

I recently discovered that City-Data.com contains data on the # of single-family home construction permits issued over the last 20 years for many major and minor cities in the US.  For example, here's Bolingbrook, IL:...

Continuing on the strength of 2016's performance, 2017 will bring require a skilled approach to selecting the right investments given the changing markets. Three trends we expect to have a high level of influence a...

Anyone else seeing investors buying less due to less liquidity yet?