Timothy Lewman
Massachusetts Single Family Housing Stats for July 2024:More listings isn't the cure.
Median Price: $678,500, +6.02% Yoy.Closed Sales: 4,216, -11.89% Yoy.YTD Closed Sales: 21,325, +1.38% Yoy.12 Month Closed Sales: 38,118, -8.70 Yoy.Inventory: 6,035, +31.62% Yoy.YTD inventory: 33,454, -1.59% Yoy.New...
Alexandra Scardo
Owner Financing Terms
I’m interested to hear how others decide what terms to offer on an owner financing deal. Specifically I am wanting to talk to sellers and present them with terms I am willing to pay for their property. I understand th...
Andreas Mueller
A Skeptical Dude's Market Analysis - January 24th, 2024
Hello BP compatriots and welcome to another edition on my real estate market analysis, coming at you from Nashville, TN. Every week I try to bring you a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial...
Chris Bounds
Property Management - Houston area
Houston BPers. Do you have any referrals for good property management companies in the area? I have a 29-unit apartment complex I am in the process of acquiring. I self-manage my SF homes, but I'm going Pro for the...
Mark Hu
What does the legal description of property mean?
What exactly does the legal description of a property mean? Is it the Lot and Block survey system? I know it does not match the APN number, the lot number of the APN differs from the lot number of the legal description.
Bryan Hancock
Working For Promotes Or Compensatory Shares To Reduce Taxes
We're doing some planning for next year for taxes and what is becoming increasingly clear is how stupid our tax system is. Projects we set up as syndications where we're contributing both labor and capital can be str...
Eric Fernwood
Las Vegas Investment Properties 2016 Outlook
Wrote the following for our clients in mid December 2015. Would welcome comments from fellow BP members.National EconomyWe think that a quote from Business Wire summarizes the national economy fairly well.Economic Gr...
Murray Twyman
Is 2% rule valid
I am new to real estate investing, and I have come across the 2% rule. I understand it is much like a litmus test for cash flow and is simply back of the envelope math. However, it seems there is rarely anything that ...
Dean Hanson
House hacking with existing tenants
First time posting!
I am analyzing properties given to me by my realtor. Some are duplexes, some are quads. Most of them advertise existing tenants and a rent range. How do I approach the sensitive strategy of house ...
Chris Bounds
Direct Mail Campaign Results - Comments & Suggestions Welcome
Hey everyone. I did a lot of research on BP about direct mail before I started my own campaigns last November. I figured some people might get some value if I posted the results so far. I'll appreciate any comments o...