Joseph Amaturo
Another newbie. Best areas to buy my first STR
I am new to investing and looking for the best area to start. I am in NY BUT looking to move to either NC, SC or FL in a year. I was looking for either a home or condo by the beach because they seem more easy to rent ...
Noah Bacon
How will interest rates trend in 2024?
On a recent episode of On The Market we have heard some of the best news all year for the economy and the housing market around inflation and interest rates. Today, Freddie Mac reports 30 year fixed mortgage rates at ...
Anthony Swain
Things I've learned as a house hacker so far...
Hey house hacking peeps, I wanted to share some of the biggest lessons I've learned so far with my wife and I's duplex house hack. 1) Finding the right property is VERY important for a house hack. In our situation, th...
Jonathan Feliciano
Is the last, affordable city a good place to invest?
Hi BP Community,I recently read in an article that Cleveland, OH, is one of the few remaining cities with affordable housing. To those who have invested in real estate here, what's your opinion on the Cleveland market...
DeWitt Gibson
Fannie Mae tightens lending standards on Investment Homes
We have been discussing this at my office all day. I don't know much as this point, but here's what I know: "Fannie Mae is tightening the underwriting criteria for second homes and investment properties, the governmen...
Jim K.
Nasty little surprise
Changing out a light in my duplex and...does anyone know when this became illegal? I know my place was built circa 1923-1927 and remodeled in 1945. I don't think this cheap aluminum and plastic fixture is seventy-plus...
Alicia Marks
QOTW: Are natural disasters affecting your investment strategy?
If you didn't catch the "Seeing Greene" episode recently, an excellent question was presented that I thought would be worth discussing. Every area you invest in has risks of natural disasters of all kinds, but these d...
Josh Edelson
Why are all the insurance companies pulling out of disaster areas!?
GENERAL DISCUSSION:California has fires. Florida and South Carolina have hurricanes. All these insurance companies are jacking up the rates 2x-6x or cancelling policies altogether in these and many other areas. If you...
Zach Edelman
Best Cities for Air BnB Investing in 2023
Hey guys,
I just read an article on the Best Markets to Invest in Air BnBs for 2023 and wanted to share my findings/summarize the article, and see what the BP community thought.
Here were the article's best markets...
Andrew Erickson
China Built Backyard Homes (SoCal)
Here is a strategy I've been working on. I have a business where I design products and have them mass produced in China. I ordered over $200k in wholesale orders last year, so I am very familiar with the whole China p...