Economic Update
(Monday, July 27, 2020)

This week is a good week for real estate investors (particularly if you have a house for sale). Existing houses sales are up, new home sales are up, inventories are down...

Anyone with hotel experience give some investing advice? I want to get into hotel investing but it's very capital intensive. I'm wondering what size of a hotel (ex: 1-2Mil size or 3-5mil or 5-10mil) would you need to ...

Hey guys,Is anyone noticing a huge uptick in the amount of people applying for apartments who have service and emotional support animals?  In just the last 3 months, I swear 7/10 people have had one of the two.  I eve...

Howdy Bigger Pockets Peeps, As an agent in Austin TX, I have felt the inundation of California Natives to the Hill Country of Texas. This exodus has only just started but it has had a fairly significant impact on our ...

This morning the CDC extended the eviction moratorium through June 30, 2021. The first stipulation states the tenant is making best efforts to secure assistance. Given the $50B that congress has allocated to rent assi...

I have 1 house thats been rented to a middle age woman , I was doing some clearing of brush and vines and I kept seeing this "stray" cat wandering around the house .(I have a NO pets policy) So the next day I broug...

Predictions for inflation have been around for years, now it's here and it will be for a while. It's in the news every day. CPI (consumer Price Index) came out a few days ago with 7.0%  for 2021 and when I look at the...

I own a "B+"  SFR in a HCOL university town with vacancy rates under 3%.  I've owned this unit for the last 2.5 years and have had three turnovers since (first tenant broke lease after 5 months due to job loss and the...

"The asset class is known for its survival during a downturn, but with so much class-A product on the market, will its reputation hold?"Looks like we're about to find out!I actually think this upcoming recession will ...

Has anyone seen any changes in their short-term rental property activity since the Coronavirus Outbreak has started? Any thoughts on whether short-term rentals will take a hit? My first thoughts would be it probably d...