Jon Klaus
America's cheapest housing markets
Detroit and Pittsburg lead the cheapo list, but Tampa and Vegas are coming on strong (or weak).
10 cheapest: Detroit, Pittsburgh, Rochester, N.Y.; Memphis, Tenn.; Tampa, Fla.; Cleveland, Tenn.; Columbia, S.C.; Dallas...
Cynthia Elder
Things are looking really good for multi-family investing!
The U.S. rental vacancy rate edged slightly higher to 7.1 percent in 2018 Q3, but this is still below the 7.5 percent vacancy rate in 2017 Q3. The U.S. rental vacancy rate averaged 9.6 percent from 2000 Q1 through 201...
Dana Boyd
How to Choose a Good Market
I live in California and as we know, its a huge state! There are a lot of very expensive areas but there are also some cheaper areas if you know where to look. Trying to narrow my choices of a good market to invest in...
Rob M.
New Member Greater Boston
Hi Everyone,
I'm from the Greater Boston area and looking to purchase my first buy and hold investment property. My plan is to buy a multifamily that needs minimal work and live in one of the units. I'm hoping the r...
Keith Odom
Alot of people have inquired about buying homes with NO MONEY
Recently I have had a bunch of people come to me asking how do they buy a property with no money down? Now I know about private money lenders and hard money lenders but I'm I missing something? Are there easier option...
Eric Li
Buy a house-hack now vs buy during next recession?
Hey everyone,Last year, I started looking at multifamily
property in Oakland to house hack so I could live cheaply / free while
building equity. While the cash flow and numbers can work with the right
property, ...
Demetrius Brown
Interest Rates Rising-What's Next For Multifamily
Advisers, bankers, and analysts weigh in on the impact of the Fed’s planned hikes, but the consensus is an increase in the cost of capital.
Investors in Multifamily Real Estate are bracing for an uptick in mortgage...
Israel Gonzalez
Time to invest in Detroit?
I'm hearing so many things about investing in Detroit. It's hard for me to give Detroit a real look due to the history but I'm hearing investors are killing it and that the city is making positive strides. If I'm goin...
Jorge Abreu
Stocks vs Real Estate: A Comparison of Risks
Investment risk can be defined as the probability or likelihood of occurrence of losses relative to the expected return on any particular investment. Stating simply, it is a measure of the level of uncertainty of achi...
Cara Kennedy
Investing in Low Cost but Run Down Areas
Hi BP,
Being new to REI, I plan to start small but I'm concerned about overlooking market/geographic indicators that guide whether purchasing a SFH or small MFH is a good investment. I'm in the Metro Detroit area, an...