I read an article that Blackrock is buying all the houses and new housing tracts with taxpayer dollars to the tune of over 30k houses per year. Turning them into SFR. They are buying above market. Anyone else know ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1540521/small_1621513363-avatar-gregm2020.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
The role of the Appraiser is an odd one: Way too much art (opinions) and way too little science (data-analytics), with way, way, way too little accountability. While the world embraces tech tools to automate workflow...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/355556/small_1621446277-avatar-paralex.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
We just recently started house renovation and got red tagged by the city inspector. I guess he saw dumpster while driving around or maybe neighbors complained. So we learned never leave dumpster in city limits.
Could...
![](https://bpimg-biggerpockets.twic.pics/no_overlay/assets/uploader_default_urls/1_news_item.jpg?twic=v1/output=image/cover=625x330)
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/51174/small_1621411452-avatar-rucertified.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Sorry if this is the wrong place to question this, but why should any buyer or seller use a realtor? I have been having this argument over the last 2 years because in my opinion (base on real facts) Realtors are the t...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/234671/small_1621435130-avatar-davidsong.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
If a house sells 50 k and rent for 1000, it meets 2% rule. But actually I think it is not necessarily a good investment.
Assuming SFR, 1500 sf, 3 be 2 ba, in small Midwest town. Move on ready. 30 years old. No renov...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/319874/small_1621443957-avatar-acmaxx.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
The NEW lease-option design...As I understand it, one of the requirements of the new Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, birthed from the Dodd-Frank legislation, is that ANY lender in an installment sale has to verify...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/975763/small_1621506635-avatar-lesliec39.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I am looking at purchasing a house via online auction. It states the seller will "pay delinquent property taxes and any delinquent HOA assessments in accordance with the applicable Purchase Sale Agreement."
It also h...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/189369/small_1621432030-avatar-5ring.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I have long had 4 financed properties so I have been paying 25% down plus closing costs for each new investment. I takes time for me to scrape together that kind of money for my buy and hold investment style. Whe...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/234984/small_1621435147-avatar-tleighty.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi Gang,I wanted to get everyone's take on this. I'm not one to generally take to heart what other people say that are either a) not in my shoes or b) don't have words of wisdom from prior experience but I've been ru...