M.C. Nachtigal
Seattle's Latest Insanity: ban criminal background checks
I just saw the latest proposed insanity, set to be voted on by the Seattle City Council next Monday. I would be surprised if it does not pass. This one would ban all criminal background checks by landlords of prosp...
Mike H.
Do any agents or builders selling new construction STRs include proformas?
As a somewhat new GC here in Sevier county, I am building to hold and building to sell. The market for sales has slowed down considerably here. But the margins are still there if you're willing to price these right....
Garrett Brown
A very simple way to increase your ROI inside your STR
As everyone is getting for the holidays to ramp up and the new year to turn, I want to give some insight into a simple thing that me and my team have been doing to increase our ROI by about 10-15% each month. Some pe...
Chloe S.
I don't know where to start or how to put my foot in the door...
Hi all. I'm a 23 year old looking to get into real estate & I come on here because I just don't know where to start. Some background on me - I went to college with a degree I thought I was gonna use, thought I wan...
Gregory Schwartz
Could Redfin be correct predicting 7% interest rates in 2025?
I just read this article from Redfin (Housing Market Predictions for 2025) that predicts mortgage rates will stay at 6.85% in 2025.
That seems like one of the few predictions saying rates will stay that high. Are t...
Mark Caudill
Has anyone reviewed S2A modular? Just doing my diligence
There is a new green modular company out of hemet, ca. S2A Modular Went thru their presentation yesterday. Just wanted to see if anyone else has looked into them. Supposedly they can build a custom or one of their pr...
Arn Cenedella
Rich Dad says a home is a liability………
Many investors quote Rich Dad to support their contention that a HOME is not an investment.Often this is done as an argument to invest capital in their commerical real estate deal instead of buying a home. Let me also...
Ben McMahon
Is this the end of the Traditional Real Estate Agent Era?
For years now, we have all known that a good portion of the traditional real estate agents job is unnecessary. This is a heated topic for a lot of people particularly if you are an agent. The best argument for the t...
Axel Meierhoefer
I love my Turnkey Investments. BP is skeptical. Am I just lucky?
I have a strategy I call out of state turnkey residential investing or "OOS TK SFR". We have all our properties in this model and have great experiences for several year now. When I speak to people here on BP, a lot o...
Joe Splitrock
Zillow Stops Buying Houses and Stock Tumbles
What are your thoughts on Zillow pausing their house buying and flipping business over growing inventory? The stuck has tumbled over the last few months. I think they will clear the inventory and figure out how to mak...