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14 Jan 2025
Maggie Switek, Brock Smith, and Abigail HumphreysWith inflation easing and the US economy experiencing continued growth, the turbulence triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic is now largely behind us. I...
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How are you thinking about an increase of rental properties hitting the market as AirBnB rentals are likely now hitting the long term market? See any pressure on rent? In a bit of fear, i gave my tenant $50/month off...
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Long story short, this year we refinanced our primary and paid cash for a little 2 bedroom fixer-upper for a family member who then passed away. So, decided to hold and enter the rental market. Recognizing the economi...
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What are some PM trend predictions everyone has for 2025? Leasing, technology, interest rates, sustainability, AI, etc? Would love to know everyone's thoughts!
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What are your thoughts with the market shift that we might be seeing soon. Is the smarter play to fix and flip properties or to try and wholesale them to be in and out allot quicker? What is currently working for you ...
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Happy Fall! The September 2021 Austin market numbers are out from the Austin Board of Realtors. The Austin market continues to stabilize and return to its typical seasonal pattern. However, September had noticeably hi...
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Hello BP gang!I've heard quite a few investors talk about using the 2% rule as a general rule of thumb when evaluating for buy and hold deals for cashflow. However from analizing the rent to value ratio of residential...
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I've been working with an re agent in hopes to find a property below market value with good investment potential to hold onto for a little bit then rent out. It seems that the really good deals, certain people have f...
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Hello, my name is Kale Johnson and I'm a young aspiring real estate investor out of California looking to start my journey of obtaining cash-flowing LTRs. I talked just recently with a trusted broker I know out of the...
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Basically title. Seeing prices are ridiculously low up there and just wondering if anyone has any rentals up there, and if you do, how is the cash flow?