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Welcome! Would be interesting to hear some first-hand experiences with Vekser, particularly around maintenance coordination and tenant communication. For anyone currently comparing platforms, some other names that regularly come up are AppFolio, Buildium, DoorLoop, Anyone.com, Yardi Breeze...

Nice on will try out today haha

Great conversation y'all! Keep it going.

Welcome members, the legacy continues under this new brand.

US 30-year fixed is sitting at about 6.75% (15-year around 6.1%) as of this week, easing slightly ahead of the Fed meeting. Forecasters are converging on a 'low-to-mid 6s' story for the rest of 2026, with Fannie Mae and the MBA penciling in 5.7-6.3% by early 2027. Sources...

S&P Global Ratings is forecasting Spanish house prices to rise 9.1% in 2026, then 7.4% in 2027, 6.2% in 2028 and 5.4% in 2029 — the strongest run in Europe. Their reasoning: strong job creation and wage growth feeding demand (plus immigration), while residential construction has been essentially...

The Dutch market is shifting gears: after ~6.5% growth in 2025, the big banks see 2026 landing between 3% (ABN AMRO) and 5.5% (Rabobank), with ING and DNB around 4%. The more interesting story is structural — landlords are exiting in numbers, which floods the sale market with former rentals...

Segment check. Residential is grinding along in most markets, offices are still finding a floor, logistics/industrial had its boom, retail is quietly recovering in some cities, land is the eternal sleeper, and STR is a regulatory minefield depending on the postcode. So, wherever you operate...

Every closed deal contains at least one negotiation decision that mattered. The escalation clause that won the house. The lowball that insulted the seller and killed the deal. The inspection credit that saved it at the eleventh hour. The walk-away that turned into a callback two weeks later...

Every expert in this forum once didn't know what escrow meant. This is the thread where you ask the question you're embarrassed to ask. How much do I really need for a deposit? What does the notary actually do? Is it insane to buy in a country I don't live in? Why did my lender quote a...

Every generation relitigates this, and every market answers it differently. Let's do it properly. If you've run the numbers for your city recently — rent for your street vs total monthly cost of buying the same property (mortgage, taxes, fees, maintenance) — post them. Template: — City: —...

The thread that never gets old. Post a current, real listing (link or photos) from your market at roughly €300k/$300k equivalent, and tell us: — What it is (size, type, condition, neighborhood) — What locals would say about that price — What the same money bought five years ago Between Lisbon...

Advertised rates are marketing. This thread collects the quotes real people actually received, worldwide. Template: — Country: — Date of quote: — Rate + fixed period + term: — LTV / deposit %: — Bank or broker (name optional, type helpful): — Any catch in the small print: Over time this...

Programs change constantly — Portugal restructured its program, Spain ended its version, the UAE keeps expanding options — and outdated blog posts outnumber accurate ones a hundred to one. This thread is our living, member-maintained state of play. Post what you know from direct experience or...

Instagram says everyone with an Airbnb is rich. Operators know better. This thread is for the real P&L. If you run a short-term rental anywhere in the world, share what you're comfortable sharing: — Market + property type: — Occupancy % over the last 12 months: — Gross revenue vs all-in costs...