J. Martin
Recession Predictor: Leading Index of Economic Indicators
The Leading Index of Economic Indicators has been a pretty good indicator of a decline in economic activity, since it was published. The index uses nonfarm payroll employment, the unemployment rate, average hours work...
Chris L.
What do you think about this article about the current housing bubble?
This article came out today:http://www.businessinsider.com/housing-bubble-2-ha...I have some thoughts about it but wanted to see what you guys think first. So what do you think?
Benson Webb
Should Utilities be included in rent?
Hi Everyone,Im a newbie to the REI game, just purchased my first Duplex in St. Paul, MN and I’m wondering should I include utilities with rent? The water meter isn’t separate and gas/electric is set up to where the to...
Rob Gillespie
Future of real estate values? Thoughts?
I have been investing for about 15 years, and have done hundreds of deals. The past few years have been crazy, I am picking up properties for less than I was a decade ago. I have my opinions on how this is all going, ...
J. Martin
Unemployment Analysis & Charts - SF Bay Area & US - Any better?
It might not feel like a jobs boom to many, but damn! Does it get much better than this!?Check out the historical unemployment charts for the United States, California, San Francisco, and the greater Bay Area.. Some i...
Ivan A.
We are at the apex of the market
As most of us investors are seeing, motivated sellers have gone by the wayside with multimillion dollar developments left & right in Atlanta. I've sent out mailers to 5,000 people in the last 2 months and gotten 0...
Arlen Chou
buy and hold and the power of Bay Area appreciation
I personally believe that any strategy for REI must match the particular market and the resources a person has available. There have been some recent discussions about the buy and hold strategy and of course there is...
Ryan Marrero
Location! Location! Location!
Hi everyone. I currently own two properties in NY but I can longer compete with the high home values in my area. I been researching turn key properties and I wanted to know which state should I be looking into? NY has...
Amr Omar
Multi-Unit Analysis: How do you analyze owner-occupied?
Hi guys! I'm looking at a duplex deal right now and will post the details below. When I analyze the deal assuming both units are rented out, I come out with a 6.7% Cap Rate, 10% Cash-on-Cash ROI and $168/month/unit ca...
Tom Port
Offers, Offers, Offers
Hi Guys! I've begun to look at properties now, and a few interest me but not what they are currently advertised at, in this current stage of the market cycle what is appropriate to offer? Would as low as 90% of asking...