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This is going to piss off a lot of agents.I was reading here on BP about a buyers agent refusing to submit an offer unless it is at or above the asking price and I kind of got pissed off.In today's markets the buyer u...
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My goal is to buy 1 rental property this year. Tell me about your first purchase!
Where was it?
How did it go?
Do you still have it?
1 thing youwish you knew?
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Headline says it: The recent emphasis on creating direct-booking sites for your STRs and MTRs is overrated. Prove me wrong.Work/money not offset by savingsThe amount of work -- and money -- to build a site and do prop...
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I am in the position to go green aka electric thanks to solar, the numbers all make sense to move in this direction. My net out of pocket expense is roughly $14K, finance it with a low payment, and rapidly pay it off....
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That Atlanta market peaked on July 2007 and bottomed in March of 2012. We have since made a complete "V" shaped recovery since March 2012. At this significant bottom, and retail real estate were trading at 1996 pri...
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I have a tenant who came by way of a temporary housing agency. Their son burned their house and the insurance company moved them into a hotel. The temp housing agency found my rental through Zillow and contacted me. I...
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Hello, quick question to all the EXPERTS out there...I was approached, on my own residential property, by a Realtor, who was showing a client a short sale across the street. When the Realtor got to speaking to my hus...
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Greetings good people,
I'm looking for some feedback on the decision to sell or a hold a duplex I've had for 6 years. In short, it cash flows very well ($1000/month, partly because I put 40% down), is in a desirable ...
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Hello,I'm new to RE investing and actively searching for my first multifamily property. That said, as my plan is to hold these properties for my retirement, I'm apprehensive to get into the market now as it appears we...
Hi BP,I'm in the process of purchasing a duplex in LA. The owner passed and left the house to her 95 year old sister, who is selling it. The front unit is empty, but the back unit has been occupied by a couple and t...