Hi, I currently put 600-1000$ a month into a fairly safe 5% interest bearing account and I want to start putting about 100$ a month into something that is more high risk/high reward as well. I am considering doing thi...

Hi everyone,I want an honest answer about something. I own only one STR property upstate NY that gives me around 11% cash on cash return. This means, I get like around 10k per year, net. But reading some posts here on...

I realize this question is going to be unheard of by some, but would you consider renting a short term rental without TVs?We have a three bedroom two bath Lakehouse, that we are considering keeping for personal use. W...

Hi BPers,We have a house that was built in 1984 in Texas. The tenant claims that the AC cannot cool down below 78 F. The outside temperature was around 100 F when they claim this. The AC is running all the time. The A...

Economic Update
(Monday, August 31, 2020)

The US economy got crushed in the second quarter, with the worst decline in real GDP for any quarter since the Great Depression. However, the good news for real estate...

Hello everyone, I wanted to know if $30/hour in North Jersey is a reasonable or too high to pay a contractor for labor.  He is someone I know that is very good.  He just started to be self employed and has no real exp...

Fellow BPers,I found a commercial retail property (strip mall) that I am interested in but I have no idea how to evaluate it. I've never done any strip malls before. How do I run the numbers? How do I know if this is ...

I know what you mostly see on the tv shows that do flipping are not to par as it is in reality but if anyone watches any of them are they somewhat close to what house flipping is about when it comes down to their cost...

I have spent a lot of time on this area in the last few years.   We manage larger apartment communities that range from C to A class market rate apartment or mixed use buildings with most properties being over 50 unit...