Yashar E.
Market Corrections and how to approach them
Hello BPers,As we all spend time analyzing deals and determining “flip” or “buy and hold” I was wondering if anybody here currently runs their numbers anticipating another major market correction. I am not sure if an...
TJ Walker
How to rationally select a long-distance market for investing?
I live in Long Island, NY, where hideous shacks cost half a million and only rent for $2000 a month, so I am excited about investing long distance. (My first investment duplex in NY metro is cashflow negative-I hadn't...
Karthik Ramachandran
How to think about location?
Hi, I am interested in purchasing a MFH and this will be my first MFH. Looking at 15-25 units, purchase price of 1-1.5M, Property Class B or C (prefer B). I live in Portland, but open to buying MFH in other locations....
David Krulac
60 million people can't be wrong.....
According to statistics, 60 million people in the US live in condos, that's around 20% of the population. Many people here on BP seem to be anti-condo. And there are cautionary notes about condos that don't apply to...
Andrew Frank
Raleigh-Durham home+rent appreciation continued growth or stagnating?
Hi all,New to BP and been drinking from a firehose--podcasts, books, consistent conversation with local realtor helping to find a property (connected before finding BP). I have family in Raleigh, wife and I can't affo...
Robert Fisher
Zestimate is 50% of asking price. Can I use zestimate to make an offer?
I am looking at a property where the zestimate is almost 50% of the asking price (517K vs. 995K). I understand zestimate is perhaps the result of some robotic formula calculation; but it has to be based on something ...
J Scott
J Scott's Starting Out FAQ
In another thread, Josh suggested creating FAQs of topics that are often discussed/asked by newer investors on the site. While this isn't inclusive of the awesome contributions by hundreds of other contributors here ...
Jessey Kwong
How to decide on a OOS property to invest in?
Since I'm looking across the border (from Canada) into the USA, I will need to invest in a city that I have not much information on (at least not yet). Planning on a Buy and Hold. But how does one decide on what city...
Corey Taber
writing a real estate finance thesis paper, any topic suggestions?
Hi everyone,I am a senior in university and my final finance class requires us to write a thesis type paper (research paper with "significant original contribution" to the topic) and so I was hoping to spend this time...
Eric Chase
Thoughts on Indianapolis vs St Louis vs Birmingham vs OKC markets
Greetings friends!
I’m a SFR buy and hold investor looking to branch into a new market. These are the ones I keep hearing about and I’m interested in your thoughts on their positives and negatives as they compare to ...