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1,200,000 foreclosures?
30,000 investors here at BP?
that averages about 40 houses each.
I am sure there are loads of investors not here.
so if 10% of investors are here, that's 4 houses each.
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Afternoon BP Community. Listening to several podcasts and reading many blog articles, there is a constant debate on whether someone should contribute to a 401K or take those contributions and direct them to RE. Unless...
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Here’s a very brief summary of a few things it includes:
- Stimulus checks worth up to $1,400 per person. There are restrictions based on how much you make.
- Unemployment assistance - A $300 federal increase to we...
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So this weekend I met an interesting guy who is working on some pretty big commercial deals. He's got a couple of syndicated deals in the works looking mostly at rehab and resells.
I've got a guy who is an ...
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Have you ever bought a house and found something inside that was worth some money? Antiques, currency, jewelry, Jimmy Hoffa's dead body? I want to know what interesting treasures have you found?
I recently bought a...
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I think we've reached a tipping point where it's beginning to look like the economic shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is causing far more harm than the lives it (may) save. While shutting down some busin...
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Hi - are you currently worried about short-term rentals in Orlando/Kissimmee? Recently, that has been one of the top question I've been getting from investors, especially given how well the real estate market has done...
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What do you think about the following AP story from The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, USA?
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Federal report says home-flipping drove the housing bubble
By Cristina Silva
The Associated Press
Publis...
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The BRRRR method: Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance then Repeat.
This investment strategy attempts to maximize return while deploying the least amount of capital. The idea is simple, put as little down as possible in orde...
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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...