I want to be a real estate investor.The first thing I was thinking was to buy a house and rent it out, making a minimum of $200 profit each month, then expand. My biggest problem is getting the money to do it. Obvious...

I am getting both conventional and non QR rates for non owner occ, sfr rates of above 6 for amortized loans and 6.75-6.99 for interest only loans, all non owner occupied and with 1/3rd down.  Even with $3400 month ren...

Are Millennials are to blame for high housing costs? Yes. (Disclosure, I'm a Xennial -- born on the dividing line of 1981.) The New York Times has an interesting article out about Millennials impact on the economy, bu...

The October 2022 report from the Austin Board of Realtors shows the Austin metro market continuing to normalize in response to high inflation, mortgage interest rates around 7%, and a possible recession in the US. Her...

It looks like the REITS were badly beaten up last week on the stock market. Apparently the fiscal cliff and proposed tax reform will have an impact on real estate going into 2013. Does anyone have any feedback of th...

What meetups do you guys recommend for apartment building investing? We sponsor multifamily deals, and I would love to connect with local sponsors and investors. I want to start our own meetup eventually, but I'd like...

A recent forum post (Dollar-Cost Averaging Applied to Rental Property Acquisition) has me thinking about market phases: Recovery, Expansion, Hypersupply and Recession. (Boring and academic, I know. Bear with me.) Many...

Hey BP,I was listening to a podcast the other day and it wasn't the BP podcast (I know how dare I) and they was talking about the EB-5 immigrant investor program. After hearing them explain it, my mind immediately sta...

Hello All,I thought this would be a good time to write a follow up post regarding the current state of rising lumber costs and the supply vs. demand issues the industry is experiencing. Below are a couple graphs that ...

Economic Update
(Monday, June 22, 2020)

The recession that started in March was the sharpest downturn since the Great Depression. As it turns out, it may also be the shortest. This doesn't mean our economy is ...