Charlie Anne
What improvements are profitable for rentals?
How do you evaluate what improvements are profitable for rental units?Assuming everything is repainted & clean, what is a good framework to understand the impact of:-new kitchen countertops -bathroom updates-lands...
Lang Le
Starting bid price in a Trustee Sale auction
Who establish the starting bid price (minimum bid) in a Trustee Sale auction ? Is this price relate to the mortgage balance ? I see a case where the mortgage balance is 350K and the starting bid price is 200K. What ...
Jon Klaus
Has your market peaked?
How do you see your market? Have sales or prices peaked? What are the unique characteristics affecting your market? Where do you see it in 1-2 years?In Austin, sales are still high, but down a little from last year...
Tom Wang
Best Metros for Low Cost & Growth?
Hey folks, I'm in South Florida, so dealing with pretty crazy insurance costs in general, and thinking of branching into other states. What are your top 3 markets when considering all of the following factors? 1.Low P...
Mark Resnick
Trenton, NJ
Hi Everyone,
I am new and looking for a place where I can buy an investment property to rent out. I was told Trenton, NJ is a great place to get good cash flow. Can anyone tell me more about their experience owning t...
Corey Smith
I've gotten my feet wet. Now what?
I want to bounce my situation off of any of you in the BP community that are willing to read it and give an opinion. I became interested in REI two years ago this month, when I found BP and read Rich Dad. Over the fir...
Robert Steele
Is the housing market cooling?
Is it just my imagination or is the residential housing market here getting a little soft? Looking at the stats everything still looks good. Only a couple of worrying signs.The percent of original price didn't get qui...
Danny Maller
What to do about groups of people loitering around my building?
I'm a month into house hacking my 3 unit and I can't get people to rent because of the crowd of random people hanging out on the side walk between my place and the liquor store just north of me. I never saw anyone out...
Mark Douglas
Can I Stop Looking for Deals Now?
Obviously, there is some sarcasm there. Generally speaking though, there seems to be the consensus that in the next 2-5ish years, there will be some sort of market correction.In that same breath, it seems like there ...
Tracey Corea
Sell and 1031 exchange to a better market, or hold?
My current tenant is buying a home and vacating in 3 weeks. I’m weighing whether to sell and 1031 exchange into a different market, or stay the course and get a HELOC in place as soon as we turn it over (in preparatio...