For buy and hold investors out there, how do you guys think about appreciation and how do you factor it in to your buying and selling decisions, if at all? What key factors do you use to measure the potential for appr...

Just wrapped up a build-to-rent project on Wilson Road, and I’m excited to share how it turned out! We built two homes side by side on infill lots with a lot value of $20k each and hard construction costs of $196k (bu...

COVID-19 has certainly impacted the real estate market this year and many are predicting it will affect 2021 as well. But sometimes the smartest real estate investing strategy during a time like this is to find proper...

I recently read an analysis of the United States federal debt. The analysis showed the debt rising 6-12% every five year period since 1980 (with the exception of 1995-2000 when it fell 9%). This analysis expressed t...

MARKET UPDATE - JANUARY 2023

The end of 2022 brought a traditional seasonal slowdown in the market with the volume of closed sales falling 42% from a year ago. The combination of the holidays, local weather, an...

The Bank of Scotland has warned 2016 could be a financially cataclysmic year.  Would like to hear from BPers with significant expertise in this for your opinion.Here's a link to the story:http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/...

Hello Forum, I am a new user but I never thought I would introduce myself with a problem. I am being investigated by the Real Estate Board. I do not know what to expect and I am terrified :oops: . I think I just ne...

How accurate is Bestplaces.net for predicting the market rent for a particular area? What has your experience been? It's easy enough to look on Zillow and Craigslist to see competition, but what I see listed on these ...

Hello, my question is what would you do if you absolutely had to have a deal but you only have $1000 to make it happen?

My main question is if I give the owner a down payment does the bank require an additional down payment when I go to refinance with them? This is a four unit building at 470K. I’m planning to give the owner 75K down p...