Weekend Talking Points – ‘Sunshine’
for Saturday, April 6, 2024
Here’s my weekly briefing on all things real estate. Feel free to share: better-informed agents and LOs provide more valuable counsel to their Investor...

I've recently seen a fair number of articles predicting the LA market is slowing down and is going to lag behind the national average in term of how fast prices will rise.  I'd love to hear the thoughts of fellow LA i...

I turn 40 soon and want to go into real estate full time....sooner than later.  The good news is I have a nice paying job....the bad news is that it is a JOB.  I plan to start the process of becoming a Realtor and the...

Feb 10 at Fort Myers Board of Realtors: Ted Jones speaks. I copied and pasted this from the board website:No Place But Up – Interest Rates, Rents, Prices, Real Estate and the Economy Ted C. Jones, PhD Chief Economist ...

Hi BP,

I'm doing research into various markets and SLC is an area I'm looking to learn about. My strategy is to look for long term buy and hold rentals that are either SFR or multi. I live out of state so I won't be ...

Let me start by saying, I'm no economic expert. I read a lot, but so does everyone else on BP. This is my theory, and I'm interested what all the smart and experienced folks on BP think about it. So here it goes:Stude...

I am doing Sub2 bootcamp now and we had a task to analyze the population of the backyard market. I didn't find data in a form I like so I pulled out data from the census and did my own research. The goal of the resear...

Hi, my w2 moves me to Austin TX. I've searched zillow for investment as well as primary house. The market looks VERY tight. I will be brining in around 1.6 mil to the city. I wonder what areas do you advise to invest ...

Anyone taken out a rehab loan by Recasa? They seem like they have their stuff together, and accept only very qualified candidates, which is why they claim a 100% payback rate! Wow. They must be uber-selective. It...

What's your opinion on investing in real estate in downtown Aurora?  Downtown location looks nice, small mixed-use development buildings still affordable, city looks like is getting better and better.