I've been trying to think of the pros and cons of owning a SFH or MFH that is near a university, meaning the tenants will most likely be students. Obviously there is the risk of college students trashing the place, bu...

Continuing on to The Beaches!
Jacksonville is a lovely little city situated on the coast of NC, supporting a population of around 74,000 and employing about 18.7k people (~2% growth year over year).
Jacksonville's ...

Hi everyone! I am just starting out, right now I am thinking of buying a 2-4 unit MFR in DFW and living in one of the units so I can take advantage of the owner-occupied loan options. The problem is, I am having troub...

I am under the impression that an investment in a property in a college town will have instant demand for renters. Is this a fair mentality to have when assessing whether to purchase a property in a college town? In a...

The May 2019 Central Texas Housing Market Report is out from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR). The median single-family home sold for a record-breaking $407,400 in the city of Austin. That's a 6% increase from May...

Hey everyone. My name is Gavin Lavat. I attend Frostburg State University in MD. I currently am interning at an electrical company and know I don't want to do this for the next 40 years! I have been interested in R.E ...

I've been seeing this question often from those in high school, especially those interested in Real Estate. Do I go to college? I think it's situational and depends on what you want to get out of college. What are eve...

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Recently I decided to take this spring semester off from school to take the time and really decide if college / the degree path that I was on was really something that I wanted.

Currently I am ...

Good evening BP Community!  I am a property manager in CT, and have been doing so for 5+ years, and this is the first time where I have experienced the screening of a potential tenant who does not have a SSN.  It appe...

I am looking to buy my first investment property near Duke University for rental to college students. Is it a good idea to invest for rental near universities now because of slow down from COVID and when life is back ...