Welcome to our informative and insightful blog series, where we delve deep into the world of rental housing pricing and trends with the help of a seasoned property manager. Whether you're a prospective tenant searchin...

How do you know if there are too many rentals in your area?

Does anyone believe that you can really time the housing market? We know it is close to impossible to time the stock market. Are there any completly accurate indicators to show if the market will turn downward or up...

Which websites, newspapers, or recently published books are best when trying to do research for real estate investing? Currently, I do not think my reading of the Wall Street Journal is cutting it. I am trying to make...

Did anyone read the Crabtree report yet?

I’ve started this discussion before and can’t resist posting a similar discussion again on this topic. With so many knowledgeable real estate professionals here, I feel this is a good place to solicit feedback on this...

I've figured out how to search for only cash sales in my area over the past year.  However, when I try to export the results, it only shows the owner in all of the excel spreadsheets that trend offers, which refers to...

About a year ago, I posted a question on BP that ended up being a trending topic. Here is the link to the original post if you want to go back and read it, but I will provide a quick summary if you don’t want to read ...

Some banks I have seen are either moving slow or not foreclosing at all. They seem to have a wait and see approach to homes that are under water.  I have seen most of these loans  from Chase, Bank of Amer, Wells, etc ...

I'm constantly evaluating new markets.Please tell me what market you are currently focused on and why.What current trends are you seeing?  What is the path of growth in that market?Thanks in advance.-jon