I am planning to co-own a property with a close friend. While they would be staying at the property, as I don't live in the same city, other room(s) would be rented out. If the responsibility of renting out entirely f...

What are everyone's thoughts on what 2019 will bring to the DC area market? What areas will be hot? Will prices grow at all or even drop?Personally I have been flipping houses in the DC area for over three years and h...

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Not to sidetrack to a stock market discussion, sure if you go back 80 years the number is correct. But my investment horizon is much less. In any 10 year period the return can be negative as well. Also I thi...

I’m currently parking my cash in a high yield MMA in anticipation for my next acquisition; however, I feel that inflation is rating it away. What are your strategies to keep it liquid yet still have your cash work for...

Waco is a very unique rental market due to our location and the Magnolia and Baylor effect. We generally see occupancy rates increase around major events (Silobration, Spring at the Silos, Holidays, Baylor Games). I r...

The volatility index has been astonishingly low. Obviously that's my opinion. I for one don't think the 'to infinity and beyond' market can continue forever. This stock market, and the real estate markets in many mids...

As reading through market insights from realtor.com, redfin, and CBRE; two dominating themes in the US real estate market are coming to the forefront: Housing Affordability and Policy Dynamics, and Interest Rate Fluct...

Today, two key points in the market caught my attention.
Mild Decline in Mortgage Rates:
The national average for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage has seen a slight dip to 6.87%. This change, though small, could be th...

Something that has always made me curious is the discount rate real estate investors use in their DCF analysis. If you are a buy and hold investor, due you use the stock market average (e.g. S&P500, index fund, et...

Hi. I'm saving for my first house hack and trying to find the ideal place to park my savings. Criteria are: liquidity, safety, tax protected, return, and able to pull cash out when it's time to purchase. I opened a Ro...