Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (August 17-21, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, August 17, 2020)
The pandemic has reinforced and exacerbated many of the inequities in our soci...
Jonathan Feliciano
Thoughts on converting a garage to a bedroom?
Hi BP Community!Recently, I’ve been thinking about purchasing a 2/2 SFR with a garage, and converting the garage to a 3rd bedroom.I think this is a good strategy because you can purchase a home at a cheaper price (com...
Patrick Murray
Best COC market for under $200k purchase price?
Hi all!Things my first post on BP and I’ve loved geeking out on all of the different posts and different investing strategies. I started my search believing I’d get into STRs but now multi-family units are the most a...
Natalie Medved
Furnishing STR Do's and Don'ts
Hi everyone:My husband and I are in the process of furnishing our transforming our second home in the White Mountains (Thornton, NH) into a STR. The market has a lot of baseline - economically friendly STRS but only ...
Nick Gerli
Which Markets are Oversupplied?
Building Permits provide a snapshot into what the supply pipeline (new homes and apartments) in a market will look like in 12-24 months time. The more supply dropped into a market, the more growth needed to keep occup...
Karen Margrave
KITCHEN ISLAND SIZE - THOUGHTS?
The house in San Clemente CA has an open concept plan with views to the front of the house. The kitchen is in the middle of the first floor enabling it to easily service both front areas and back yard. I'm not sure on...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (Monday, February 22, 2021)
Economic Update(Monday, February 22, 2021)
The minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s Jan. 26-27 meeting, released last week (after their customary three-week delay), show that members of the Committee ...
Dilan Pradhan
I know I should start now but where is the question
Hello BP community, I am a home owner for about 3 years and now ready for rental investment. I am here in SF bay area but market here is super hot to jump into investing in RE. I am thinking about TX, AR, CO or OR or ...
Nick Wilkinson
Buying duplex at 100% LTV! Over-Leveraging or Good Deal?
Hello all,
I am currently the owner of 2 duplexes, 1 conversion and 1 side-by-side. The conversion was purchased using a down payment of 20% and cash flows $525/m. The side-by-side was purchased 100% LTV (zero percen...
Sean Kollee
inner city duplex part 9-12
Ok, we are up to post 9, I am just about to begin some real construction work now. I have to gloss over a lot of detail work to get this material up, I havent touched on the hours of details, plans, permits, etc. ba...