I've consistently written about the forces of nature and her current and future effects on the real estate market (even while often being ridiculed and politicized on this very site for it) regardless: I personally mo...

Rent growth has not kept the pace of home appreciation. - In the largest 588 cities in the U.S., the average (unweighted) cash-on-cash return is -6.5%. - Since the Great Recession 10 years ago, you got a growth rate o...

Hi BP Community,I bought a duplex in 2009 in San Diego and have accumulated equity (on paper), but it has never cash flowed.  I have since relocated to Georgia and I'm  considering cashing out in San Diego to build a ...

Hello everyone! We have a 100 y/o single family buy&hold in Missouri and would like to turn the attic into usable space. ideally we could keep the rafters exposed in keeping with the character of the home, so the ...

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I'm very new to real estate investing and I'm so grateful for this website. I have my first duplex rental under contract right now, but I can't stop doing research on other possible deals. I did find a h...

To give a little background I recently took a 5/20 year balloon loan (if I understand correctly) where the loan amortizes at the rate of a 20 year loan but after 5 years the balance of the loan is due. Basically what ...

I'm looking at a couple of houses built in the 50's that have plaster. I haven't been able to get inside the houses yet so I'm not sure what the condition of the plaster is.

If anyone here has bought one of these, di...

In Atlanta GA...Tenant complained that the heating units in the property were not working properly. I sent a tech out to check on the heating units work fine. The tenant claims that the tech mentions  that the propert...

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