David Ivy
April 2020 Austin Market Report
The greater Austin metro area spent April 2020 under an unprecedented shelter-in-place order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Austin Board of REALTORS (ABoR), this led to a 33% decrease in closed...
Ryan D.
Buying during COVID???
Historically, my model has been to buy properties that have been mismanaged, and where there is value to add by bringing competent business/management skills to the asset to get it producing more efficiently. Almost a...
Marlon Balogh
Career Change - did you do it? How?
Hi All, I am currently a forensic accountant and fraud examiner considering to make a career change into full time real estate, whether becoming a project manager and investor. Its been a difficult time clearly for ma...
Geoffrey Davenport
Wait to refi current home after acquiring new 3 unit?
Hello there!
New to BiggerPockets!
We are looking to invest soon for the first time into a multifamily property in Maryland. We plan to live in one unit and rent the other two. We have a mortgage on our current hom...
Corey Dutton
Yale Professor Robert Shiller Warns About Speculative Real Estate Bubbles in Some U.S. Cities
Despite reports from U.S. Media sources that the real estate bust is over, Yale professor Robert Shiller is still skeptical. Best known for his research that produced the S&P/Case-Shiller house price indices for t...
Shannon X.
Direct Marketing....
I'm still lost on the idea of Direct mail marketing... How exactly do you go about this? how do you find the people/houses to mail the letters too? do you go around driving and write a list of houses that may look lik...
Larry Littrell
Integrating Broker business with REI business
I am currently studying to obtain my Real Estate Brokers license. I am also looking for my first fix and flip. I was wondering if those of you who hold a Broker or Agent license keep your business separate or integ...
Ugochukwu Opara
Multifamily Deal Analysis - Philadelphia Triplex
Greetings BP family!
I just ran a deal analysis and I was wondering if you could be so kind as to provide feedback on it. It's a Triplex that needs work (hence the asking price). I will go in 203(k) so the ...
Kevin Skene
New Student
First time post, brand new sponge.
I am fascinated with the idea of handling income producing properties and have begun learning the basics of cash flow. I've few read books such as:
- How to Win Friend...
Brian Sealey
Net Present Value
I'm using an investment analysis program that allows me to input NPV (can input a percentage for before tax and after tax to help determine the value of an investment opportunity). My question is how important is it i...