Demetrius Brown
Here’s the inflation breakdown for September 2023
According to CNBC,The price index rose 3.7% in the 12 months through September, unchanged from August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday.Pandemic-era inflation peaked at 9.1% in June 2022, the highest ...
Nadav Givoni
Vacation Rental San Juan, Puerto Rico
Guys,I've reached out to a few of you, but I thought I'd cast the net out a little wider. I recently visited Puerto Rico with my family and loved it. So much so that I'm considering purchasing a vacation rental. I'...
Marco Pangilinan
Chicago Housing Voucher Tenants
Hi Chicago BPers - Looking for advice from other landlords who have had CHA tenants in the past:I bought a 4 flat in Wicker about a year ago and I inherited a CHA tenant. I decided to keep the tenant in place and the ...
Logan M.
It's not about timing the market, it is about time "IN" the market
In 2019 rates began to climb and the numbers started to become tight, almost nothing worked based on the the sale prices. I felt like I missed out on low-interest rates and was frustrated that I had not been born 3 ye...
Tom Liu
deck repair opinions
Hey all, I am getting quotes on deck repairs right now. This is from an 1990s home. Deck is very neglected. Probably never maintained at all. One contractor told me basically to go conservative. Meaning:Pressure washs...
Chuks Erinne
What is your market prediction?
Hi BP!We all know this is a sellers market for the most part and there has been a lot of talk about where we are as it relates to RE. Im curious about your feedback based on the article by Teo. According to this artic...
Sean Wang
Title insurance for sub to on VA loan
I’m buying a property subject to the existing VA loan. Does anyone know if I can get a title insurance? The wholesaler said the title company will not be able to issue title insurance. Not sure why.
Brie Schmidt
REO in flood plain - Standing water in basement
I found this REO property that is in a flood plain, we had massive rains over the last week and the basement has 21 inches of water. We are not sure it is because the electricity is off so the sump pump is off, or if...
Alex Tkachuk
The real estate process is broken, here is how to fix it
Much has been made of how millennials are changing how business is done across a variety of professions, and a great example of it is the real estate industry. Millennials, for the most part, grew up entirely in the...
Paul Paquin
mold on commercial property – should it break the deal?
History:
In 2014 the building had a fire and since then the entire inside was renovated and is now like new. However, the outside was not repaired, and today you can see black all over the backside of the building (w...