Just got property tax statements today.   Most of the houses went up a few thousand to maybe 7 thousand, which is bad enough, but I have one house that the improvements were valued at 76,000 last year, and this year a...

I have seen a lot of BP discussion on MHCs - as a real estate investment banker, I get to analyze many different property types and thought I would share some of the key investment metrics that have led some of the wo...

Hello everyone, my name is Anthony Poulin and I live in Westchester County in New York. I am happy to make my introduction to the community. First off, apologies if this post is too long or has too much information fo...

Hey guys, first post here. Today I was speaking with a friend about maximizing cash flow on my rental properties and he came up with a BRRR method minus the last R and I thought it seemed like a good idea.I currently ...

Ready for some nerdery? 
I believe that the Federal Reserve is going to cut rates by 25-50 bps at it's September meeting (no emergency cut), but that 30-year fixed rate mortgage rates will rise to upper 6s low 7s aro...

Hi Everyone,I'm currently looking at a deal that could be our first deal ever - It's very exciting but of course I'm trying to keep emotions out of it as this is purely an investment property. We are looking at it as ...

The bond markets continue to parabolically rise (specifically the 10Y treasury yield). The treasury yields are what actually moves interest rates, even more than the FED's rate on banks borrowing money, that is about ...

Happy 2024 BP Compatriots! Congrats, you made it 😉.
First post of the new year, where if you haven't read one of mine in the past, I do a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. Plu...

Hi All,I'm back to investigating my owner-occupied quad-plex plan in Houston. I really want to try buying a fourplex with a FHA/203K loan but I don't know much about it. Are there loan limits for a 203k loan? What kin...

This portfolio consist of 11 single family homes and 1 garage apt, so 12 units total. Gross rentsare $9,100. Properties are mortgage free. Value 1.3 MillionObvious expenses Taxes, Insurance,  allocating 12% to mainten...