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http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2012/02/23/forecast-austin-job-growth-revs-up.html?ana=lnk
Some highlights:
19,000 new jobs are expected this year after 13,000 last year.
Unemployment rate could drop below 5...
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I have just had a big blow to morale. I have a SFH with 4 bedrooms and the tenant is on Section 8 in New Orleans, LA. The cooling part of the HVAC system totally died about a year ago (HVAC can still heat house). I...
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Hi BP team
I have an empty rental property that I am currently rehabbing. I went to the house today to replace a ceiling fan and the neighbor was parked in my driveway and I couldn’t get in. I went to the front door ...
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I just love this saying...
and,
"analysis paralysis" = someone (usually a numbers guy) who over analyzes every deal to a point where he can never jump in the game.
Dave Ramsey always uses "leave the cave, go out a...
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I've been receiving emails from Holton-Wise for the past few weeks, and it seems like there are some pretty good deals that may cash flow around 2-300 bucks per month with decent cap rates (10-12%). Couple questions t...
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Hello,I'm from NYC and looking to make our first purchase of a multi-family in Chicago. I've been coming up with a list of close to a hundred multi family properties which i'll dive deeper into. This is for a buy and ...
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Anybody here have any success stories retrieving money owed from previous tenants? One of my ex tenants left the house a mess, owes me a couple months of rent and a fee for breaking the lease early. We set up a repa...
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My wife and I are just starting out and now have two rental properties. We are excited about these opportunities so we can’t help but tell those who are close to us. We were sitting down and sharing all of the not so ...
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Investing in real estate during a recession makes many people feel like a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. For others, it’s an exciting opportunity.
In my 30 years of real estate investing, I’ve see...
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What do I say in my postcards to pitch creative financing to sellers like subject to with low equity, pre-foreclosures, and expired listings? The same goes for phone scripts. What do I say?