Kevin G.
The Bay Area Market Is an Anomaly: Where SF Is Down 5.4% YTD, San Jose Soars 10%—Why?
Hello everyone,
I have been actively researching the real estate market in the Bay Area, which I feel isn't talked about much in this sub. I know that due to its extremely high barrier of entry and overall VHCOL (Ver...
Naga A.
Another Detroit Property Management Problem
Well, I remember there was a thread a couple of days ago, started by a UK investor, about a property management problem she had with her property in Detroit.
I just happened to find out that a friend of mine (really,...
Greg G.
A Urinal
I always thought it would be cool to install a urinal in my house. Quite the status symbol, I know. I've also thought that a urinal would be a pretty cool signature piece to put in rentals or flips, (though likely t...
Curtis Steineke
Aloha from Honolulu
Hello everyone,My name is Curt Steineke, and am new to the real estate investing world. I am currently stationed on Oahu for the next 3 years. I am planning on retiring from the military in the next 5 or so years an...
Marcial Pimentel
Wanted to say Thank You! And ask for some Katy "Need To Knows"
Dear Houston Real Estate forum members, I wanted to say hello and Thank You for all your information in your posts. I just recently decided to take serious action earlier this month after having listened to BP since t...
Leo R.
Are we on the verge of a wage / price death spiral?
Hey folks,
I'm interested to hear the BP community's thoughts on whether we could be on the brink of a wage / price spiral in the U.S.
A wage / price spiral occurs when wages increase (which is occurring), and those...
Riley F.
Appreciation - how to factor it in?
For buy and hold investors out there, how do you guys think about appreciation and how do you factor it in to your buying and selling decisions, if at all? What key factors do you use to measure the potential for appr...
Henry Tsao
Everyone's Average Cost of Construction?
Hi Guys,
I just wanted to ask all the spec home builders out there how much it cost for you for your construction per square foot? I feel like this can give an idea of the cost of construction around the nati...
Katherine Nguyen
Newbie in San Francisco looking for buy and hold in the San Jose area
Hi everyone,My husband and I are looking in the San Jose area to buy a multi-family home. We have a prospect that is asking $699,000 for a duplex. After looking at the open house we like that there is great potential....
Penny T.
Property Manager sent a bill for 7K + for smoke damage in unit
We've rented from the same property management company since 2006, and were in our last unit for 7 years. Smoking was not prohibited, in fact when we specifically asked if there were smoking/non-smoking units, we wer...