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Hey folks, I'm in South Florida, so dealing with pretty crazy insurance costs in general, and thinking of branching into other states. What are your top 3 markets when considering all of the following factors? 1.Low P...
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Texas Still Outpacing U.S. In Job CreationCOLLEGE STATION (Real Estate Center) – The Texas economy continues to outpace the U.S. economy in job creation.According to the Real Estate Center’s latest Monthly Review of t...
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I had some results from my direct mail letter campaign. I received some calls, attempted to discern it the lead was motivated or not. Most want mega bucks for their property. I told the "motivated" seller we would ana...
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I just stumbled upon this. Another plus for section-8 rentals. Albeit a small one.
From the IRS:
The applicable percentage used to figure the ordinary income because of additional depreciation depend...
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This is a hypothetical example, but I'd love to hear everybody's advice. Imagine the following scenario:Suppose you bought a SFR at a good price (20% below retail) and made very conservative estimates for water, garba...
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This was posted online. This is what people are selling now with all the FIRE hype. Yes lets take $50/mo over $1M right now....
What is unfortunate is many people are followers and will believe the below is true... D...
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Good morning -
I have come across a property I am interested in. The PP is 263K. The seller is offering terms of 15 years , 6.5% and 30% down. This property is a condo on Fire Island and generates roughly $20k in Net...
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Hey BP members,What are the top priorities that you would consider when purchase investment properties? It might also depends on if its rental property or flipper property too. But would think they are similar to each...
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Here is an awesome article written by a local and well respected economist for the Colorado Springs Gazette. It's worth a read to understand why prices are not falling and why they probably won't.
Don't let interest ...