BP Compatriots! Welcome to my weekly post on all things real estate, coming at you from Nashville, TN. Every week I bring you a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, for all you tub...

Folks - When buying from turnkey provider, if the appraisal comes lower than list price, is it still worth buying the property if the other numbers make sense?

Something occurred to me today as my neighbor just sold his home for 200k more than he paid for it 18 months ago... beware of the cashout refinance.  It is different this time.  It always is.  It is hard to recognize ...

Earlier today, on the way to work, I was listening to the BP Podcast #285 as per my usual routine (another great podcast by the way). But after hearing some of the guest's comments about building multi-family and rent...

Recently, I ran into this infographic. Very interesting predictions from Fannie, Wells and the MBA. If the forecasts are accurate, we are around the corner from another hot market with rates set to drop almost two per...

We are in some unsettling times and many of you have questions about financing options available for investors. Others have questions about the lingo/structure of RE financing. Opening up this forum to send me all you...

Hello, we have a rental in Bay Area. The current estimate is 1.3M. I noticed the prices are going down this year. Is it a good idea to sell this house now and wait for a crash to buy later? can anyone point me to a go...

Welcome to A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate: a frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, from one real estate investor to another.
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I need some ideas!Took a listing 54 days ago.  One family attached on Staten Island, NY, originally listed for $649,000 as per the comps, and in this area, this is the first time homebuyer/millenial price point.  I wa...