I'm a builder and investor in Boise, ID. I'm currently designing my next builds, and want to make sure they are the most appealing and can make financial sense to investors. So, I have a few questions for those of you...

Reading Ray Dalio's book makes me contemplate some more about where real estate is heading. Looking back at the last 15 years everything seems so predictable. New housing starts grew year over year and well exceeded l...

I seam to always have rentals with windows over the tub, and am conflicted every time I go to remodel because I can never find a tub surround that looks decent and I hate cleaning grout. All I have found in the past i...

What are banks accepting now vs list price? I plan to offer on an reo sfd that is being auctioned. Is an offer of 65 or 70% of mls price likely to be accepted, assuming I'm not outbid?
This is a house that they've be...

There was recently a debate on this site about the licensing requirements to take pictures of a house in return for compensation. In that thread, I had a little rant about the creeping role of the licensing into all ...

Would you buy a 2-4 unit property that needs 85% increase in rent to match market rate and purchase price?

I'm trying to reframe the question from too much of the gloom and doom talk, and looking for an informal poll about the way forward. My belief is that anyone analyzing their market needs to look slightly to the future...

FolksWhat would one do with 1Mil or 1.5Mil Cash? Stock market is flat this year.   I have a 4 unit multi family and understand Berkeley/Oakland Market.   I don't mind moving to a large Unit size property.  But this is...

Curious out there what people use as a general rule for how leveraged they are.   How comfortable you are with debt.  Do you have 401K loans?  Would you cash out a Roth IRA?   Do you use HELOCs off your primary?   For...