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Economic Update(Monday, February 8, 2021)
Have you ever wondered who originally handed out area codes? For example, why did Vermont get 802 and Southern California 213? Listen closely because the a...
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I decided that I would like to keep a chronological record of my current project and share it with everyone. So here it is!
This is my new building on the corner of 27th and Market St in Galveston, Tx. It was origi...
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I am new to REI. I am finding it really hard to house hack with mid term rentals in the Houston market. The neighborhoods close to the medical center area are not good neighborhoods. My family cannot live around there...
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The Boise, Idaho market has been on an insane ride the last few years, with prices exploding to levels many people who live and grew up here never thought possible (I remember back in 2006 when I got out of the Air Fo...
It would be great to actually hear from people renting in the LA metro area regarding the affordability issues, income keeping pace with investor projected rent growth rates and trend in housing prices. Renters feeli...
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Pittsburgh 2007 AWARDS
PITTSBURGH--Most Livable
Ranked #1 Most Livable City in America by Places Rated Almanac. The 379 metropolitan areas surveyed were evaluated in nine categories: housing affordability (cost o...
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Has anyone used Smartmove tenant screening? If so what do you think? Anyone use other methods? I need to improve my selection process and need some advice/info.
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I recently closed on an apt community which puts my company controlling $190,000,000+ worth of apartment communities. We have 11of them and…11 out of 11 are in Texas. In fact, 9 out of 11 are in Dallas Fort Worth (DFW...
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Hi Everyone,
I am not sure if this would be the right Forum for my issue. I have tenants in a single family home in Hollywood, FL. and there are 2 damaged pipes. The house is from 1969 and the pipes are very old. I ...
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WSJ column-The Great California Exodus
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304444604577340531861056966.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read
"Nearly four million more people have left the Golden State in the last t...