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Economic Update
(Monday, June 21, 2021)
Fire has always been part of Southern California’s ecosystem, but today’s wildfires are more intense, more frequent, and more dangerous than ever. The memories of massive bla...
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Warren Buffett when asked about his time horizon for investments. He answered with "Our favorite stock holding period is forever.” That got me wondering about real estate as I know folks in the boomer generation that ...
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Hello all!First time BP post here! I've recently relocated (somewhat temporarily) to Chicago but had been investing in the Green Bay area since 2012, focusing on buy and hold SFRs. The reason for my post today is not ...
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I just to plan for real estate investing, and already used some of real estate investing calculator for cash on cash calculation.I’m looking on long term investment and perhaps as a resource for retirement in next 20 ...
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The history of markets tells us that we will always have a crash.
This graph shows total consumer debt in the US since 2003
Housing crashes come from over indebtedness, this graph shows that US consumers have mo...
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I've just started my search for 10+ unit MFRs.
I've set my criteria at an 8 cap in B areas.
Is that realistic or do you think I'll have to reset my expectations?
I'm looking in multiple out of state markets, but I'...
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I am considering trying to refi a property. The reason for this would be to buy more real estate. However I think we may be at the top of the market and I am concerned that there could be no equity in it if there is...
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I have been lending money to RE investors & earning 13% plus points sometimes.I am curious as to the pros & cons of continuing rolling my investment into other investors deals or starting to build a real estat...
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I have had water damage to floors all along the front of my house because water was regularly directed into my house from the irrigation nozzles and the HOA are responsible for themI want to sue for the cost of the n...
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Here's my situation: I want to buy an investment property at 20% down (which would be $10k-11k).I can get a loan for the down payment (talked with a credit union already). If I choose 5 years for repayment of this loa...