Will F.
Next area to gentrify in Los Angeles? Silverlake, Echopark, Highland Park etc What's Next?
(I'm kind of copying @joederobertis' other post asking for predictions about beachcities poised to boom.)Since so many neighborhoods in LA have been gentrifying recently into "cool yuppy/hipster" areas. Heck even San...
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Invest now or wait to see if market tanks?
I sold my duplex and I’m sitting on a pile of cash. Moving forward I will implement the BRRRR strategy to get up to 10 properties, recycling as much capital as possible. I’m excited to move forward in my REI career, b...
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Metro Phoenix homebuilding hits decade high - Sounds Good to Me
Phoenix went from bad to worse to worst(?) when the housing market crashed. That was then, this is now!I'm enjoying the ride. I find that the influx of people from other parts of the country (the soon to be 3 Califor...
Bryan Cork
Legalized marijuana and the effect on the market
I live in Colorado Springs, and we have dispensaries all over town. And I know that as well as store fronts that sell, there are a huge number of indoor grow operations that operate in industrial areas, as we as in re...
Paul Smythe
The end of the mom-and-pop investor?
The title is dramatic, but I do wonder if your typical mom-and-pop that's just starting out is going to be able to build a legitimate (cashflowing) rental portfolio in the current market with large institutional buyer...
Larry Smith
2% rule when house hacking?
Hello BP, I am currently looking to house hack a duplex here in Toledo Ohio.I am able to get a Fha Loan on the property because I will be living in it. The bank also has free 3% funding for houses in lower income area...
Brett Pirie
Newbie from Denver, CO moving to Troy, NY this summer
My wife and I have owned our primary residence, a small condo in Denver's Cap Hill neighborhood, for four years. It was our first real estate purchase with the plan to hold on to it as a rental when we decide to move...
Samantha Soto
How will this election affect real estate?
I am reading headlines about the market plunging worldwide due to the likelihood of a Trump win. What could this mean for real estate? Is anyone holding off on buying until things settle down a bit? Any reason to b...
Ava Miller
When will the Raleigh-Durham market cool down?
Like all of us, I'm looking at investment properties around the Triangle (mainly SFHs that meet .70% rule, mainly for equity). I'm starting to expand my search because of how "hot" the market is.When does everyone thi...
Victor Lau
You got your first property..now how do you get your second?
Fellow investors! After you acquired your first multiplex property, how and when did you acquire your second? How did you leverage your first to get your second property? What does the bank look for when lending yo...