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Hey guys. I've been spinning my wheels for a bit. I bought my first duplex as a house hack with 20% down. In August a year later, I bought a sfh, 5% down, to live in and work on to flip. But now i just have enough inc...
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The September 2019 Central Texas Housing Market Report is out from the Austin Board of REALTORS (ABoR). The City of Austin saw a 15% percent increase in Austin home sales and a record-breaking 11.9% year over year inc...
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I know of someone who bought a retail property a few years ago. Retail in the sense that it’s your standard building with parking lot and retail tenants. The NOI at purchase was $90k. The bank gave him a 10 year loan ...
Quick question, I would appreciate any help,Does anyone use or know of a software or service to manage social media that they like? Ive been researching ones like Hootsuite, Buffer, Freinds+me, etc. and they all provi...
Good morning BPLooking for some advice (tips, tricks, and things to look out for) regarding the purchase of around 100 single family homes in a 100k+ population city. These are C / D class properties. In order to bal...
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My parents currently own a home in Seattle, Washington. It's worth about $160k, and they owe an FHA loan of about $140k on it. I recently purchased my first home and moved my parents in with me so that they can cash...
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Hey Guys ..Looking for an investment property 1 or 2 Family in Pennsylvania. I've looked at Harrisburg, Allentown, Scranton and now Reading. Are these cities landlord friendly ? Am i better off staying a few miles aw...
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Hey everyone, I just recently developed the interest for Real Estate Investing and had some beginner questions. With my low-income being a student I wouldn't get approved for a decent mortgage from a bank, so my quest...
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Hey BP,Nothing lengthy here. What are your opinions on buying in Lakewood right now? I am looking to house hack a duplex, but I would like to hear opinions on any situation.Thanks!
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Well, mortgage have in fact fallen below 6% for well qualified primary home buyers. The effect on buyer activity (at least in our neck of the woods/waves) has been near instantaneous. Several investor clients that hav...