From Trulia’s Bubble Watch article from January 2015, it’s no wonder that California’s hard money lenders are now requiring appraisals prior to funding properties. But why? According to Trulia’s Bubble Watch, Californ...

Just filed for C corp Status and look to convert to S corp in the next few days for my property management business focusing on Co-hosting and Rental Arbitrage. I feel lost because I am having trouble opening a busine...

It is more important than ever to underwrite deals conservatively and stick to your numbers in today's market. The federal government printed so much stimulus money that society is paying the price of inflation. With ...

I'm relatively young investor (30) working on putting my first rental property under contract. This community seems to have a fairly low view of stock market investing which is fine, but I thought the following compar...

One of the biggest concerns when underwriting is when increasing rents by over 100 dollars and doing value projects, how much should vacancy increase in year 1. I talked to more experienced investors. Experienced inv...

Hi BP,I am trying to figure out how I should proceed with purchasing a property, I can get 75K from my home equity but what if the cost of this property is 125K, what is the best strategy to purchase this property wit...

“We’re still not in a buyer’s market and won’t be until inventory reaches a few months’ supply, but the landscape has changed to be more favorable to buyers,” says Darcy McMurray, broker at Spokane-based 4 Degrees Rea...

Have a desire to make a long term, conservative investment in real estate. What strategy would you pursue?

I’ve noticed a few posts floating around about real estate syndication with some misconceptions. I’ve been in real estate acquisition and development for a decade and I thought I would shed some light on what syndicat...