Hello all! I actually had this account from years ago, before my Realtor days and before my mortgage lending days. I live in the Tyler, TX area, but I hold my mortgage licenses in Pennsylvania and Texas. I lend Hard M...

I was curious if any folks who flip houses in the north have considered incorporating solar panels and / or heat pump technologies such as geothermal or air-source in their rehabs.  To install solar panels and a geoth...

March 11, 2020

The situation with COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”) continues to evolve and markets are down sharply for a second straight week. The California Association of REALTORS® has processed all of the recent data a...

When renting my properties, I have prospective tenants claiming their felt being discriminated aagainst because they were declined due to their credit score or income. Though I am free from such complaints since it's ...

I'm a broker in the Fort Bragg area in North Carolina.  It's an opportune area for investing and we've seen out of state owners bringing more money in over the last few years.  Particularly, people go crazy over multi...

After numerous conversations with investors, CFAs, data scientists and economists in conjunction with my own understanding and study as a CFA candidate, I thought it would be worthwhile to share my thoughts on how I t...

The searches I made online seem to say that the max usury in AL is 8%. Can this be right? Does that mean if you provide seller financing that the max you can charge your buyer is 8%.

That seems very low considering ...

Basel III requires bank lenders to hold greater reserves. What does this mean to you as investor? Price increases. The cost to carry cash for banks to appear solvent will be passed on to you as a consumer. The interes...

Hello digi-neighbors,

In this economy the top priority of the electorate is job creation. With my previous marketing consultation I found it interesting that when we are the entreprenuers at first opportunity, we ou...

Hello All, I am looking forward to entering the world of real estate investing and I'm reaching out to the BP community for advice on how to work through a financial dilemma. I have plans on purchasing my first turnke...