Aram Jawad
Interest rates in Columbus Ohio
It's great to hear that interest rates are dropping down. While the inflation is still elevated, we started to see a graduate decline in interest rates. Many home buyers earlier this year were paying around 7% but, re...
Chetan P.
Plumbing company asking $1800 for hydrostatic testing
Hello - Folks I am remote property owner of SFH in Austin area. I own a home relatively new (5 years) and there was a major leak in the house that I had to get fixed and a lot of restoration work is needed. I believe ...
James H.
Lot on Tax Rolls, Old Existing House Not
I recently came across a craigslist listing (presumably a wholesaler) with a lot and house in the city for sale. Inspection of google aerials indicate the structure does, in fact exist on the lot. The structure is ab...
Ed Tamayo
Gwinnett county, GA = Tax sale - High prices
This week I went to the Gwinnett County, Georgia, tax sale and I am sharing my experience as it was little bit different than dozens of other tax sales that I have attended.I have been buying properties in tax sales f...
Beau Fannon
Austin Economic Review: January 2020
What data do you review to gauge the Austin housing market? Do you only look at the ABOR housing stats or do you look at the broader economy? Where do you think the Austin housing market is heading?
When I was in g...
Marian Smith
What defines a "balanced market" in sf rentals?
What is a balanced market in sf rentals? I have been reading that a 6 month supply is "balanced" for sf sales. Texas has currently a 4-5 month suppply for sale so is now entering a sellers market, supposedly. I lo...
Jonathan Bombaci
MA and Boston Multi-Family data update
The Massachusetts Multi-Family Market has seen quite a few changes over the last 24 years. The number of Listings, or Active Inventory, is very low compared to prior years which is driving this very strong sellers mar...
James R. Copeland
Key Macroeconomic Indicators every RE investor should know?
Buying/selling on emotion is for suckers. With the stock market I have a pretty good idea of what indicators to look at before buying or selling a stock. What's the P/E ratio, how's the earnings per share growth looki...
David Tower
Marketing house with unpermitted bed/bath
Hi folks,
I'm about to sell my home that I bought in 2009. It was originally a 3/1.5 raised ranch. In the finished lower level (all above ground) I added a bedroom and turned what was a crappy half bath in to a luxu...
Nick Bandiera
Loan Assumption Strategy
Hello everyone,
I have a friend who recently purchased a house in the Columbus area but is now looking to sell his condo located 15 miles north of his new residence. Due to his job and having a newborn baby, he is no...