My situation:Renovated a home purchased for about $166k back in 2018, and for the most part, it looks like a better home, but there were some issues discovered that I didn't notice during the inspection phase. Those l...
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In the portland metro area, like most areas now, are low cap rates, near 4.5%. Mathematically it doesn't make sense to invest, however I am comfortable in this market and I know it very well. I'd be nervous dumping se...
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I've had a few tenants whose leases ended in Nov or Dec which was a bad time to try to get new tenants.
Going forward I wanted to end leases in Feb rather than those months to avoid those months so maybe something l...
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Hello,I have been recently introduced to the world of real estate investing and places such as biggerpockets have been extremely informative and inspiring. My goal is to generate another stream of income for retiremen...
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Interest rates for multi fam loans are up about 1% since the summer. The fed wants to raise rates to 2.5-3% over the next few years. How will this impact cap rates? Will investors take the long view and suffer less ca...
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Changes That Will Affect the Entire Real Estate and Mortgage IndustryThe rules are changing for mortgage lenders. The consumer Financial Protection Bureau (cFPB) is replacing some of the forms used at closing and requ...
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BP,I'm an Architect. I'm good at that. I get permits fast and have nice designs. One of my clients is a developer and is good at finding properties and running the numbers (not good at that). I like that he is conserv...
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I am not sure what you all think about this but I think its very interesting. It seems that the property tax problem is about to change without the so-called "nuclear option" that Lt. Dan Patrick was floating. I am p...
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Hello BP!This post is meant for people like me. You've read all the books. Got your finances in order and are ready to make this happen but not sure if you could.A little background:I graduated college in 2017 with a ...
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I’m new to REI and I’m ready to get my feet wet. However, my wife is not totally on board. She has concerns investing out of state as well as other concerns. I have a major advantage as I can read/listen to books or p...