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Economic Update
(Monday, October 5, 2020)
The economic collapse sparked by the pandemic is triggering the most unequal recession in modern U.S. history, delivering only a mild setback for those at (or near) the...
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I keep reading that this is the case (that buying is less expensive than building in the current market), but real estate in my area is expensive. I live just outside D.C., and homes in the suburbs of Northern Virgini...
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Looking for some advice. I am an investor (and a newbie to the forum). I've spent 5 hours doing my own research on this specific topic already so I hope I'm not wasting anyone's time. I've got a potential opportunity ...
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I was thinking of an idea to make passive income from real estate without buying. Going to bigger cities like Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Chicago, Dallas, etc. Finding landlords who own single family properties w/ l...
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Good Afternoon!Thank you for reading my post! Gardiner, Montana, gateway to YS is Good place to invest in a vacation rental? I was looking at a small 2 br house, 1931, total fixer but downtown. Overpriced ($175k). ...
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Hi BP! Here's my situation: My family has about $250-$300K that we recently acquired through a relative unfortunately passing away. We want to put a good chunk of that to use via real estate investing, so I will be ho...
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As a BP binge listener, investor and agent, I'm curious why smaller areas of Kentucky are not receiving focus with their low land costs, & lower entry points? Ohio & Michigan were recently highlighted in the r...
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Hello all. I have a property in mind, and I would like to give you the details of it, and have someone with some experience give me an honest opinion please.
Located a completely rehabbed property across from a colle...
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The Corona Virus is forcing many to work remotely for jobs that never had the opportunity to do so in the past. Once this Pandemic comes to an end how is this going to impact the real estate market if most jobs contin...
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I was recently told that I don't qualify for a conventional loan because of my debt to income ratio due to college loans. I don't have an astronomical amount of debt and no other debt besides my wife's car payment and...