Michael Ealy
Is "Stupid" Money Chasing Millennials in Your Market?
Have you heard of the expression "stupid money"? It is when a herd of investors or speculators seem to be overpaying for an asset.In my market in Cincinnati and I guess almost everywhere in the country, "stupid money"...
Amit M.
Why appreciation matters in the SF/Bay Area
check out this interpretation of the case-shiller index over the last 30 years. Basically several huge, long run ups, and a few short, minor corrections. Tricky and challenging to get in, but this is how you make the ...
Account Closed
How To Make $2 Million in Real Estate in 2 years in the Bay Area
My partner and I went out to lunch with one of our agents who sold us 2 buildings last year. He asked how much do we cash-flow on the buildings? We looked at each other and said we didn't know. You've gotta be kiddi...
Nana Sefa
Owner’s title insurance - to get or not?
Which of you get owner’s title insurance? And who doesn’t get owner’s title? Why do you get or not get? Thank you.
James Wise
Short Term Rentals (like Airbnb) have been BANNED!
Recently two of the higher end suburbs (Broadview Heights & Seven Hills) in the Cleveland market banned short term rentals. Source ArticleI never got involved in the Airbnb craze myself. Not my business model. I'v...
Shane Pearlman
Cashflow Doesn't Build Wealth?
While cashflow is key to keep the property safely under control, I seem to find that the larger returns for our portfolio to date come from strategic growth of equity. My wife and I are still fairly small in our inves...
Will Barnard
Validate the 50% rule
It has been agressively stated here on BP that operating expenses average 50% of gross rents. I have posted many times that while that may be true with some properties, it is not accurate or appropriate to use this pe...
Joshua D.
Help my wife and I solve this FIGHT. Should I get a W-2 job?
Hello all. My wife and I are having a disagreement that we need you to weigh in on. Here is what we are having a hard time with:We started dating in 2012, and I've always held a W-2 job of some kind. I hated the l...
Joe S.
Who is investing in their own physical health?
So for the last year or so, I have been thinking more about physical health. I’ll be 50 in less than a year. Overall I do not personally know any active, long-term investors that actually smoke. Maybe they are there I...
Fakaradin Floyd
Advice on my STR pitch and overall Rental Arbitrage advice (Alexandria VA)
Hey everyone, I'm a 24 year old Software engineer that's always wanted to get into real estate, I graduated college about a year and a half ago and wanted to hit the ground running when graduated. I moved to North Vir...