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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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I have always been a contrarian (not a speller)but the danger is to take a position too early.
While my Texas friends are raking in the money in their market they are taking that market out of my reach
Just as in...
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There is a lack of new housing nationally… and this will not be fixed by our government or anyone else anytime soon. FYI: the median cost of a house in the U.S. is currently $263,000http://www.politico.com/agenda/stor...
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About 2 months ago, a 2/1 SFH in Sunnyvale sold for $2M, and made headlines in the Bay Area for a few days. https://sf.curbed.com/2018/3/2/17073100/silicon-va...2 months later, a SFH in the same neighborhood, 2x the s...
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Hello, I'm considering purchasing an empty lot in Coffey Park neighborhood of Santa Rosa that burned down in the Tubbs Fire. I have a contractor willing to do it for a low price since he is building three other houses...
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I’m expecting a liquidity event and I’m considering where and how to invest next. I’m curious about opinions of how you would invest with such cash soon. Thanks in advance!
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In a state with no income tax, I'm getting killed by property taxes of 7K a year for each property. Some would be 10K if I had not sold those year ago.
I'm considering leaving this state, it's a dumpster fire, crimin...
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So I’m brand new to this and looking for my first deal. I found a foreclosure for 40k that needed quite a bit of work but the comps were around 200k. I asked my agent to take a look (I’m out of state) and he said he w...
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Does anyone recommend a good carpet for a rental house that I am renovating? I am doing wood laminate downstairs but I need to carpet upstairs bedrooms.