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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,
We are buying our first rental property in MN and are feeling a bit overwhelmed with all the info. We have learned a lot though so far through these forums! What we are currently not sure of is if we should be...
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Before I proceed with my blog I want to make 2 statements:1) I am politically neutral. I am not red or blue. 2) I truly feel bad for people going through hardships right now.With that said, prior to COVID, real estat...
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First time home buyer here. I'm trying to understand the world of real estate but the longer I deal with this the more I get the feeling real estate agents are like used car salesmen... shady. I told my agent to put i...
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Imagine if you are out of college on a full scholarship. No debt. A credit score of a 709. In the interview stages for potential employers for engineering jobs. Looking to build wealth to set yourself up for more fre...
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Hey BP community,I am looking intently on doing some buy & hold out of state investing and trying to come up with a good strategy. Some of the options and pros / cons i have been evaluating are listed below:1) Tu...
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Hi BP family! I have been reading and absorbing lots of fantastic info from this great community, and I have learned a lot from you all. Time for me to give back.A quick story about me, I love real estate. I just l...
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Can people give me some unbiased opinions on a list of markets and what they’re seeing in those areas? Using a scoring system can people rate these markets on a scale of 1-10 for population growth, job growth, and vac...
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Hey y'all, I purchased this gem recently and decided to post it here as a diary, both to share my experience with the community and to more selfishly use it as a learning tool to help improve my business. I'm currentl...
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Jumping in to real estate was a well-calculated move. I live in San Jose, and this market is notorious for making people lose faith in their ability to purchase. I bought my primary residence in May of 2017 - a brand ...