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I have a few HOT TAKES on this recent NAR Settlement News
1. Buyer's agents won't wait long to get into written agreement with a Buyer. Right now, many agents don't sign any agreements until they sign an offer. With ...
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The urge to get into real estate pushed me to invest in a 6 unit building in a neighborhood that I didn't think was that bad. I thought, the cash flow could be good so why not. This was a year ago. Now, my PM is strug...
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Who else has been able to leave their job and have freedom in their life from owning vacation rentals listing on Airbnb and Homeaway? I live in Branson, MO and love my business. Who else is out there?
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Californians aren’t leaving the state en masse — but they are leaving San Francisco, study sayshttps://www.latimes.com/califo...
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With the stock market ending their worst quarter since 2008, there has been much talk about a recession in the near future. I understand that recessions are highly unpredictable, no matter how much research is put int...
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Greetings BP, I’m 17 years old rookie investor. I got into real estate almost a year ago, I’ve read the classics (Rich Dad, Poor Dad; Think and Grow Rich; Richest man in Babylon) and many other more real estate specif...
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First of all, I really do appreciate all the helpful guides and discussions on here to help educate a new REI such as myself.We can all invision the statement "It is better to purchase 5 properties at 20% down, and fi...
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The other day, I had an interesting conversation with the executive director of the Ohio Department of Commerce. He had called me in response to a complaint I filed against a broker who asked me not to make any offers...
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Just watched this fascinating and well-done story by CNBC on "What’s Driving California’s Mass Exodus?"
Now, I live and invest in California, so I'm definitely not a California hater. However, I'm also no California...
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I am still at a loss to understand how the government has gotten away with Nationalizing my SFH rental portfolio in the blink of an eye. When Donald Trump announced that there would be no evictions on any federally b...