Kent Ford
Creative Solutions to Texas Housing Affordability: Which Approach Works Best?
With the rise in housing costs across Texas, there’s been a lot of talk around affordable housing initiatives. Cities like Austin, Dallas, and Houston are each taking different approaches, from subsidized housing to i...
Barbara Goodwin
Church conversion to apartments
Has anyone had experience buying a church and converting it to apartments?I am looking at a property in an up-and-coming neighborhood where property is still reasonably priced and rentals are getting strong with young...
Nick Hedberg
2020 ADU Laws - The end of Single Family Zoning
Hey BPers,Some MASSIVE ADU changes came into effect on January 1st, 2020 in regards to ADUs. You can now add a Junior ADU (JADU) in addition to an ADU which means you can legally convert a single family home into a pr...
Matthew Cassidy
Creating a Asphalt Parking lot from Scratch
Hey BP,
I'm in the process of acquiring a 6 unit complex in the midwest. The building sits behind an alley where it is common to add parking from the alley to the back. There is a backyard to the property that we w...
Stuart Udis
Latest Example of Government's Failure To Improve Housing Affordability On It's Own
The Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) recently acquired a 360 unit 12 story multi-family building for $24M and a local news outlet reported on the building. Through PHA sources, the article indicates the renovat...
Scott Lieberg
Federal Push for no Residential Zoning
As a former city Planning Commissioner and investor, I believe federal proposals eliminating residential zoning may be the biggest change yet in the name of equity and inclusion. Not getting a lot of daylight so far, ...
Xing Wei
Cash flow: Texas or Florida?
Doing some research based on the latest data we collected from the market and wanted to share it with the community.
If you are looking at the cash flow, you might find it helpful.
The first chart is data for D...
Laura Guy
For those that "haven't been affected by eviction moratorium"
For those of you who say the eviction moratorium doesn’t/hasn’t affected you. I’m here to tell you it does. If you own rental property, but “haven’t had any issues”, 12% of mom and pop housing providers- your colleagu...
Edward Zachary Samperio
San Antonio STR Regulations: Summary of Findings and Next Steps
Hey everyone,
I’ve been diving into San Antonio’s STR regulations to get a clearer picture of how friendly the market is for short-term rentals. I wanted to share this information and keep it here for myself as well....
Davido Davido
Can New Construct Fourplex-Each licensed as B&B, be run as Hotel?
Question for Bigger Pockets community and investors doing Multifamily or Medium Density Residential construction, or those operating AirBnB, Vacation Rentals, Hostels and Rooming Houses or Boarding Houses; -what probl...