Nick West
My multi-million dollar first deal at 20 years old
Yesterday, I closed on my first commercial deal. It is a $2.3 million student housing deal in Oxford Ohio. I have been taught how to evaluate commercial deals from Jeff Greenberg (who was on BP #115). I am also learni...
David Wilhite
re: How to pay down mortgage quicker?
Ok so I know most everybody has heard about making biweekly mortgage payments in order to pay your mortgage down faster. Instead of making 12 monthly payments a year you make 26 half payments or 1 extra monthly paymen...
Mike Franco
Is there a correlation between nicer homes and better tenants?
I'm wondering whether you landlords have noticed better qualified applicants after you renovate (or if you have a nicer looking dwelling)-- People with higher income, stable jobs, better ability to pay rent. Are the ...
Scott Trench
Bold Prediction: The Fed WILL Do a 25+ BPS Cut... But RE Borrowing Rates Will Rise
Ready for some nerdery?
I believe that the Federal Reserve is going to cut rates by 25-50 bps at it's September meeting (no emergency cut), but that 30-year fixed rate mortgage rates will rise to upper 6s low 7s aro...
Marcus Auerbach
Investors be ready: AI is changing our world faster than society can adapt
Since yesterday a company called Nvidia is valued higher than Apple. Yes, you have read that correctly. 3 Trillion $ market cap. Nvidia is now the second biggest company in the US. Ask 10 random people today about Nvi...
Marian Smith
Will newer Austin investors be able to exit at all? Ever?
Redfin just alerted me that a 1300 sq ft home listed at 185k closed having sold for $198k...not in Austin proper but in suburban Brushy Creek just off 45, fairly close to the new Apple campus. The house is now listed...
Bernard Reisz
Cost Segregation Studies and Reports
Your input is valuable: How do you want your Cost Seg study prepared?For context, let's cover some Cost Segregation fundamentals, and explain the interaction between Land Value and Cost Segregation:Cost Segregation is...
Julie Marquez
Life Used to be Simple, Now I have Dozens of Accounts & LLCs
I know I'm not doing this right, and could use some help/guidance/suggestions.Back in the day when I had just a couple of rentals, I could do all my personal finance and budgeting using mint.com and google sheets spre...
Larry Nielsen
Raising Rent on Newly Acquired Property
I own rental property but I have had them for a while. I am now looking at a property that is tenant occupied going to a month-to-month in November. Its a long term tenant who has not expressed interest in leaving. Th...
Mario Niccolini
Investing in a High-Risk Flood Zone (AE) – Worth It or Hard Pass?
Hey BiggerPockets community!
I’m analyzing a potential deal in Florida, but there’s a catch—it’s in an AE (High-Risk) flood zone. Hurricane Milton recently caused widespread flooding, yet this house remained unaffect...