James Mc Ree
Breakaway walls or no?
I bought a property in a V flood zone in a year-round NJ beach community. The V zone is a "high hazard" area for the 100-year flood. The house will be new construction and elevated about 10 feet to get more favorabl...
Yangyang Jin
New landlord controversy in new jersey
I have this posted ina different category but didn't get any anwers. Trying my luck here. I have come to find it very controversial for investors who would like to buy under valued asset, renovate, and raise rent, on ...
Nick Cabreira
July 2023's Orange County, CA Housing Market Update
Here is some intriguing data from July that sheds light on the current situation. The market continues to favor sellers, with inventory hitting a 20-year low - a 67% decline from last year. However, buyers can take a ...
Shahil Keshav
Additional payments on your rental property mortgage
Hello All, Any strategies on how to approach making additional payments towards rental property mortgage? Monthly extra payments?Lump sum payments once a year?Start a high yield savings account, CD, money market and u...
Michael Smith
Healthy Growth Ahead for the Portland Area
It’s getting closer to the end of the year and that means economic and market forecasts are starting to show up on the internet. Danielle Hale, realtor.com Chief Economist, released their 2021 housing forecast. The re...
Emily Smith
Rise in Mortgage Rates Continue
Hi,
The average rate for 30-year FRM increased by 3 basis points to close at 6.38% whereas the rates for 5/1 ARM slid down by a single point to close at 6.19%.
When mortgage rates were favorable and lending terms not...
Neil Narayan
Austin rent prices increased nearly 10% from 2022
Despite rent increases showing a small slowdown month-over-month, overall prices are still on the high side from the previous year. For example, the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Austin is $2,070 now, in...
AJ Wong
The window of investment opportunity is open
As we welcome 2023 it seems along the Pacific Coast and specifically the Oregon and California Coast's that there is a window of buying opportunity for investors and buyers. My recent experience with purchase and sale...
Lance Johnson
Land during economic downturns?
I've been investing in rural vacant land for the past couple of years and am looking at diving in more.That said, I haven't had to live through a downturn 🙃.The big things I've thought of are:1. Sales price of land we...
Jiwon Park
This Week in Rental Property
This week in rental property, mortgage rates climbed up to the highest levels for the year. We take a look at some of the reactions towards the last week’s controversial Supreme Court ruling on Texas Department of Hou...