Read this article on The Morning Brew:Rent for a one bedroom apartment in San Francisco plunged nearly 12% year-over-year in June, according to apartment rental platform Zumper. That’s a record decline for the city an...

Bigger Pockets Community,
Before the COVID-19 crisis, my investing partner and I were analyzing deals for neighborhood strip centers in our home region.  What a difference a month (or three) makes.  Over the past sev...

Hello everyone,I've been lurking around the corners of BP for about a year, but decided to get serious and signed up for a pro membership given the value of the community that I've seen in past months! I'm in the inte...

I keep getting beaten out on these cash buyers and 1031buyers and it's driving me crazy.  I am actually underwriting correctly: 1. using the property manager's average expense per unit projections ($5000-5500) 2.    u...

Do you take the red or blue pill? No, I am not talking about politics. For those who haven’t seen the Matrix, the two pills represent two choices of reality. The red pill yields the understanding the unsettling realit...

Hello BP,I put together a proforma for a fictitious 100-unit C-class apartment deal located in DFW, Texas.Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_Dui4Fly69...I used rents and expenses from the deals...

Good Afternoon BP,
Hope this post finds everyone healthy during this wild time. 
I'm curious how others model their total portfolio's when using Real Estate, and how they come to their conclusions about allocations ...

What’s your guys favorite ways to stress test your underwriting? I heard there’s 2 most common ways to stress test underwriting:1. See what happens if interest rates increase before you close 2. Seeing what is the low...

I’m looking to getting into out of state investing but need help what to do first. My markets I’m interested in are Chicago, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Ohio, New England and possibly Detroit. I am actively saving and ma...

Hi BP Community,I'm trying to familiarize myself with the Atlanta (and surrounding areas) market.  I understand Atlanta is comprised of vastly different communities.  However,  I wanted to see if anyone familiar with ...