Steve Cook
Hedge Fund Watch: How are Funds Impacting your Market and Business?
With plans to spend billions on foreclosures and to convert single family rentals into a new asset class of securities, well-heeled hedge funds are creating both challenges and opportunities for the individual investo...
Jerry Peng
How a Backlog of Evictions in 2021 will impact Rental Properties
One of the biggest struggles that I'm sure many landlords and investors are facing during COVID-19 is the ability of our tenants to pay rent on time in the same manner they did prior to the pandemic. While many of us ...
Rick Martin
The Impact of Vacancy on Single Family and Small Multifamily vs.
I always tell people when you lose a tenant in your single-family rental, you are 100% vacant, and when you lose one tenant in your 100 unit complex, you are 1% vacant. I was reminded of the power of diversification b...
Ron Coleman
Tax Impact of buying property with family member who will occupy
My friend is thinking of purchasing an investment property in partnership with their son who is on long term disability. Their son will occupy the property as a primary residence and not pay rent. My friend is wonderi...
Joe M.
What are some low cost/ high impact projects to boost appraisal?
Closing on a small 2 bed/ 1 bath house this week. It's in good condition. Kitchen is a bit dated, but clean and functional. Flooring is painted. Most of the windows, but not all have been replaced. Want to make sure t...
Jesse Kailahi
Credit Score Impact of Making Multiple Offers and Does it Matter?
I've been listening to a lot of BP podcasts and attended a webinar. A piece of the "process" is analyzing properties and putting down offers on multiple potential deals, constantly, until an offer is accepted. Hypothe...
Scott Krone
Where is the Economny Heading and How will it impact RE
I recently gave a presentation at a Real Estate conference on the state of the economy, how it may impact the market and its potential impact on both residential and commercial real estate. I cited a few resources, b...
Matt Huber
How does lack of building permits impact value/ability to sell?
Hello!I live in a PUD that was developed mid 80's through early 90s. As such, a lot of rehab has/is taking place in the area, as the original owners move out. I was perusing some of the houses that I believe to be fli...
Bryan Noth
Elon Musk elaborates on plan for investment and impact in Austin
Musk tweeted December 16 that the new Tesla factory east of Austin would represent a long-term investment of at least $10 billion, generating over 20,000 direct jobs and 100,000 indirect jobsUntil that tweet appeared,...
Chuck Van Court
Computed ROI on fund and impact of Reserve for Loan Losses
I am an investor in the BroadMark fund, which provides investor return from 1st lien position hard money loans. I am generally happy with the fund thus far, but they seem to be using an overly favorable method to com...