Donald Dye
Can I put in the laminate floor before framing my basement
My basement is currently plumbed for a bathroom but not yet framed out. I have somebody willing to do the laminate floor for a good price but they want to do it now before the basement is framed is that OK?
Ahmed Alswaiti
DFW Adapting to New Change
As we see signs of health and potential growth in the DFW real estate market, this could be underpinned by strategic adjustments to emerging challenges and opportunities. Despite the growth in the DFW housing market, ...
Tyler Child
Estimating repair costs
Hello,
I am closing in on purchasing my first rental property. I must say its been an interesting but nerve wracking experience. I've done my due diligence and pulled all of the information I could regardin...
Nolan O.
Market Phases: Is Vacancy Rate a Leading or Trailing Indicator
A recent forum post (Dollar-Cost Averaging Applied to Rental Property Acquisition) has me thinking about market phases: Recovery, Expansion, Hypersupply and Recession. (Boring and academic, I know. Bear with me.) Many...
Brandon Clark
Commercial loan for 1st flip property in New Orleans
Hey BP,I have a friend (real estate agent/invester ) that recommended that I looked into getting a commercial loan. She is currently using this type of loan to flip a house as we speak. Is there a good reason why I wo...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (Monday, November 23, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, November 23, 2020)
When COVID-19 arrived, all of us were confronted with an unexpected pandemic that upended the plans we had for 2020. But the pandemic is only part of our story. Whe...
Edis Baftjari
Is this as good as he makes it sound?
Hello, I am trying to purchase a 3 unit rental, and I asked the broker for a 20% down, 30 year mortgage, since I want to save some money (instead of 25% down) and fix the roof. This was his reply:The bank is offering ...
Johnson Yu
Downsides to BRRRR?!
Hey everyone! Obviously we all love using the BRRRR method to supercharge our wealth in real estate, but what are some downsides that you guys can think of that a newbie should beware of? I have a solid understanding ...
Jay Watson
How difficult to redesign, re-engineer a commercial development site.
Hi, my family owns a 8950 square foot lot that is on the back portion of a 19 acre development site. The site is currently being developed for a large retailer. The site will consist of a 260,000 square foot stor...
Scott Choppin
Apartment Financial Underwriting - Part 1 of a 2 Part Series
In a few recent conversations with different folks, it has come up how they are calculating financial performance on multi-family projects. I feel the need to write an article on this, since in many of these conversat...