Good afternoon y'all.  I'm a pretty experienced LTR and MTR investor in Texas.  I'm looking at perhaps acquiring two or three SFR's in the Fair Park/South Dallas area.  I don't live in that area, but I frequently atte...

Frank Rolfe says: MHP value = Lot rent per month x # of units x 60 or 70Laura Cochran says:  MHP value = (Lot rent x 12 x # units)/19% or higherBasic real estate common sense says: MHP value = NOI x market multiple (o...

The only benefit that I've heard from people of carrying a mortgage on your personal residence is the tax benefit.  Maybe it's because my interest rate is so low, but I don't have enough deductions (including my mortg...

Please provide your insight into any potential headwinds investors may face in 2017. Specifically in the DFW area.

I've done a little reading on making trips/vacations tax deductible, but I'm still not totally clear.

I am going to visit an out-of-state turnkey provider as part of my due diligence process to meet them and see th...

Hi everyone!
My name is Alex and I am completely new to real estate/loans/finance and the like! I am a home-owner and have been for 2 years now.

Anyways, I am attempting to crunch some numbers for the first time i...

I thought we'd kick off our new Buying Real estate forum by seeing what factors are most important to all of you in the purchase of your primary residence.

Here are mine:

- Proximity to parks, shopping, services, an...

Everything seems so volatile to me- variances on shadow inventory estimates, stock market up & down, lenders backtracking on loans, possible bulk sales by the gov't., job growth vs sustainable job/wage levels etc ...

Hi everyone! I've been listening and watching the BP podcasts and youtube videos for years now and recently graduated from college. I've always known I wanted to get into real estate and thought what better time than ...

Hey BP friends - I am a brand new real estate agent - this is a 2nd career. I am really passionate about real estate and understand the game well as I am also a local investor. However, I am having a hard time finding...