I've always wondered how the MLS came to dominate the home buying and selling experience, and also wonder if it had a competitor, or if there were a different way to do business. There is the wholesaling method, and m...

Hi all,When analyzing our deals, we've been leveraging publicly reported property taxes, which often are a fraction of a percent (e.g. 0.70%) of the purchase price - in this example, on a $100K home, the annual tax wo...

Hello Dallas BP members! I would like to know if you have any recommendations for a broker familiar with the cities in the outskirts of the metropolis (maybe Frisco or Lancaster) to help me find my first duplex, tripl...

Hi I am trying to build business credit, does anyone know the requirements lenders want when approveing.such as business phone or is a second phone service app good enough.Address to business will I know it has to be ...

... and by 89% in comparison to rents.Australia and Canada share the dubious prestige of having housing prices the most out of alignment with the rest of their economies.The Economist, "Global Housing Markets: Propert...

Article below talks about how the massive leak could muck up housing markets for years ....

"Beyond the actual disruption to sales and hit on housing values in areas affected by the Gulf oil spill, real estate profe...

This is NOT news I wanted to hear, but it is what it is . . . That is a Nasty uptick.
Delinquent FHA Mortgages Soar By Record 60% To All Time High
As a reminder, "mortgages that are in forbearance and have not misse...

Greetings BPers,  I'm curious to hear opinions from those of you in vacation markets on the effects of the new tax bill on the second home market for 2018. My gut tells me that retail buyers will hesitate and put down...

Hey all, I wanted to start a back-and-forth that will, hopefully, eventually be fruitful and prosperous for everyone involved in the Detroit market. Detroit is still judged by those ignorant to its success, but I have...

Hi Guys,I have found a property that appears on the surface to be a cherry deal! It's been vacant for almost 4 years, looks quite distressed on the exterior and peeking through windows, but from my limited and inexper...