John Arendsen
Investing in Marijuana dispensary properties and related biz's?
I know I might be opening up a real can of something on this thread but I need to get some advice from some commercial RE investors if possible. I recently ran across a rather unique biz op. I have a client that's bee...
Marcus Auerbach
Nobody is talking about the real impact of inflation
Predictions for inflation have been around for years, now it's here and it will be for a while. It's in the news every day. CPI (consumer Price Index) came out a few days ago with 7.0% for 2021 and when I look at the...
Alicia Marks
QOTW: What advice would you give your younger self?
If you have not seen the release of Dan Sheeks' new book, "First to a Million", grab it ASAP! He is going to be doing an Ask Me Anything Night in the forums next month that you will not want to miss!
In light of this...
Scott Trench
Help Me Understand the Fed's Most Recent Rate Hike?
Up until now, I've been cheering the Fed on, grateful that Jerome Powell took his lumps for the way too easy money policies in late 2021, and cranked hard on interest rates to beat inflation. I think in 2022, this Fed...
Account Closed
Alternate strategy for mitigating risk on investment properties.
I’m curious to find out if their are other BP members who have adopted this kind of strategy. I’ll caveat but saying that I have a few primary goals that are driving this strategy so bare those in mind.Goals:1. Be han...
Diana Teng
Should I Buy My First Rental Property Out-of-State If I'm Unable to Scout the Area?
Hi all,
I think my question above is pretty direct.
I'm interested to buy my first rental property, and after doing a brief search I see that there are quite a number of places out-of-state (I live in NY state) tha...
Alice K.
Ever get jealous? How do $1M homeowners own that?!
Every single time I'm in any grocery store, walking the street, or anywhere in a posh neighborhood, esp. the Bay Area, I think: * "Golly, gosh, gee, how do these people afford these wonderful homes?"* "What do I have ...
Josh Stack
A "Hall Analysis" of Gastonia as a Market for Buy&Hold Rentals
Hey Everyone,There has been some good discussion about Gastonia lately, particularly in this thread started by @Johnny Szeto. While there has been some excellent discussion and some anecdotal evidence shared by @Ty...
Thuy Pham-Satrappe
Do you buy small MF (2-4 units) for cash flow or appreciation?
I know the unicorn property offers both great cash flow as well as future appreciation, but how often does that actually happen? Other ideals would be low crime rate area as wellLooking at small multi family propertie...
Andrey Y.
How to determine how many investment properties to buy
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...