Why Most Single Family Property Managers Suck and What We Can Do About ItAccording to the 2014 U.S. Census, 43 million Americans are renters (35%). A large portion of these renters rent detached single family homes. ...
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There was recently a debate on this site about the licensing requirements to take pictures of a house in return for compensation. In that thread, I had a little rant about the creeping role of the licensing into all ...
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Apparently someone felt my post the other day was too political and it was removed. That does not change the fact that both retailers and community owners seriously need to address the changes in all of the Fair Housi...
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Hello all, I've watched a few podcasts where it was stated that it would be smart to house hack every year to take advantage of the low down payment loan options. With the new Fannie Mae 5% down payment conventional o...
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Most advice on BP and all other investor groups focuses on individual experience, anecdotal knowledge, and common wisdom. These things are great, and I have the utmost gratitude for all those who share.
Nonetheless,...
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Hello All!I have been a rei daydreamer for several years now and I never really knew how to take that leap. After listening to Brandon's 90 day challenge webinar one night I decided that I had to get going. Fast for...
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Hi BP friends,
The Problem
In the Southern New Hampshire area, we have less than one month worth of inventory available on the MLS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL! there should be 6 months available for a stable market. Now I...
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I'm starting out with a triplex that I plan to self-manage (in Pittsburgh). I'm thinking about outsourcing the maintenance response piece to either Latchel or SuperTenders. They seem very similar in that they handle e...
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As I was poking around at the relationships between jobs and potential predictors of job losses, I started looking at a mathematical representation of something less quantitative, that we are all familiar with. This s...
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This is a bit of a rant, but I had to get it off my chest.California, following in the footsteps of Oregon, once again is acting with emotion and without reason or a sense of how economics works by passing a cap on re...