The TRUTH BEHIND WHO IS BUYING ALL THE HOUSES...

[@MichaelBordenaro]

FAST FOOD TROUBLE! Even McDonalds IS SUFFERING! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaq8emiCrNmefMU

[@johnjaco5544]

Good,,,,, it's just poison anyway.

[@mspsys]

It's not mom & pop investors you are seeing in the chart. My brother owns & operates the largest real estate company in Colorado & in recent years, he has been purchasing many residential properties in Tennessee as well. He owns many corporations that each own small number of properties. Many smart & nimble investors do this primarily for liability & tax reasons. I am surprised that youtuber like you have no clue how real estate investment actually works.

[@Mikefngarage]

Yea Like I said to you Mike in the Email. The housing shortage was triggered by the pandemic with all the low rates. They got cash out and lowered their payment with 100k of cash in their pockets.....Most of them purchased Air b and B rentals and those houses are mostly vacant with a very low payment. Easily made with a occasional rental. Those houses would normally be occupied monthly but now they are empty. Housing shortage all happened within a few months. Then rents skyrocketed.

[@benton-benton]

yes would like to see video about what you mentioned please. good idea, thx michael

[@SirCarlosMusicBMI]

That was a great video 👍👍👍

[@chrisg0374]

My neighbor sold her home and the best offer came from an investment firm but she chose to sell it to a military family instead so sellers don't have to sell to investors.

[@erniegutierrez2288]

Good for her and good for that family.... unfortunately thats not the case down here in San Diego. In my condo complex, investors are offering 40K above asking price then "fixing them up" then charging 2700 rent for a 2bed 1.5 bath.

[@marblox9300]

Military Family.??? Are they safe to live next to.???

[@chrisg0374]

@@marblox9300 I guess I will find out

[@SilverSunPublishing]

@@marblox9300 why wouldn't they be?

[@bogdan78pop]

@@SilverSunPublishing PTSD, maybe...???

[@lisalamphier1410]

When i bought my home, most of the houses on my street were owner occupied. Thirty two years later, the vast majority are corporate owned rentals charging outrageous rents. I don't live in a trendy neighborhood. This is a working class neighborhood in a small city. People are now combining households to afford the rent.

[@davisholman8149]

Two of my 3 children own their homes. I am hoping the third will be able to at least purchase a condo in the next few years. If not - I may need to leave him my house in my will!😵‍💫. Arizona🌵is still outrageous & homes sell within days.

[@LiveNowBeFree2]

​@@davisholman8149God bless you for actually thinking of leaving something for your offspring!

[@drscopeify]

How do you know its corporate and not just mom and pop investors? If you look at your county or city GIS, you can google it like "County name" GIS and you will find a map with all the properties in the county or city and in many cases you can see the owner's name and you can see if it is a company or just a private mom and pop investor. In most cases for private homes it is just mom and pop investors, people who go around buying up homes to invest, I know many people who own multiple homes just small time investors there are millions of them. Corporate home buyers mostly look for leasing buildings, new developments and not old single family homes.

[@mrwilliamwonder]

@@davisholman8149 I think it's because the girls are hot there. It always seems to boil down to that.

[@LWRC]

I seriously doubt that! Corporate buyers are not going to mess with single family homes - it is too inefficient for them to be profitable! They may buy apartment complexes but not single family homes!!!

[@markritacco270]

Corporations>>Politicians>>Bribery >> Lobbying>>Donations>>>>same thing, different names...keep the slaves in line and CONTROLLED.

[@CraftEccentricity]

BlackRock CEO is Biden's right hand man!

[@markritacco270]

@@CraftEccentricity Yes...Fink used to lavish behind the scenes like the Wizard of Oz, but lately, he has come out into the sunlight (surprising since he is a vampire)

[@supasuprodchinda1350]

@@CraftEccentricitythe ceo is a new.

[@markritacco270]

@@supasuprodchinda1350 Laurence (Larry) D. Fink is Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock. Did you mean someone else?

[@shon7425]

Facts

[@cynthiawylie3584]

Never forget, a government big enough to give you anything you want is big enough to take everything you have.

[@barnabusdoyle4930]

How small does a government have to be to not be able to take everything away from you? They would have to not exist. Government has a monopoly on violence and with that they control everything.

[@ByDesign333]

Ben Franklin or Tom Jefferson?

[@OilTrading]

They tell everyone but nobody wants to listen or believe......All Gentiles on planet Earth are going to own nothing and be happy.....I'm not sure what part about owning nothing everyone doesn't seem to understand. Prices are going up so that nobody can own anything. Those that do own there is a plan for them to take what they own as well....

[@luckyrockmore2796]

Also, government cannot give to one group without taking away from another

[@reubenmorris487]

@@luckyrockmore2796 They take from the future workers to give current billionaires their tax breaks...got it.

[@mikeshafer]

I try to avoid Airbnbs nowadays. Just as expensive as hotels, cleaning fees can but upwards of $500, and just not as nice as a hotel !

[@jrighteous1984]

I'm my experience Airbnb are still cheaper than hotels when traveling with the family , we travel a ton literally like 10 to 12 trips a year and we can only stay in a hotel when it's just me and my wife, if we take the whole family we need an Airbnb

[@nogames8982]

In my town they had to put a limit on how many Airbnb’s there could be, because so many people were buying up the small affordable houses and using them as Airbnb.

[@danettewelborn5577]

But what is wrong with that? Puts someone in a home and keeps it occupied, less chance of vandalism, etc

[@katydid2877]

@@danettewelborn5577 Doesn’t guarantee it’s occupied all the time, and a tourist can trash your house as easy as a stranger.

[@jamesgullo8240]

@@danettewelborn5577 Less vandalism? Dont forget some of the Air BNB Renters ARE the vandalizers.

[@blackworldtraveler3711]

@@danettewelborn5577 Short term renting like Airbnb isn’t good for the neighborhood.

[@marblox9300]

Investors are scumbags and so are renters. Owner Occupied makes for a more stable neighborhood.

[@lauries608]

The damage is done. People need to accept what is going on. Everything has collapsed. People will find out the hard way

[@mrwilliamwonder]

I haven't seen home prices going down much.

[@marblox9300]

@@mrwilliamwonder That is why it is collapsing.

[@YouTubeCommunists]

Bye bye empire and I feel fine!

[@LuisGonzalez-ui7ow]

Prices are not going to go down. People keep waiting, sorry folks; same thing happened 10 years ago, if prices do drop they will drop slightly and that’s when investors and cash buyers show up. I had money to buy many times but was always outbid when prices were low. I had to wait till no one wanted to buy to get my house.

[@YouTubeCommunists]

@@LuisGonzalez-ui7ow that's why I will save until I'm ready to build my house with my own money and hands :).Half a million dollars for a cookie cutter 3 bedroom 2 bath house? No thanks

[@emzywillrich7243]

Michael, my insurance agent said she could not reduce my homeowners insurance cost because a lot of insurance companies are not writing new policies for fire coverage and are increasing their rates by up to 50%. She said the same thing is going on with auto insurance. So, the collapse begins.

[@Horatio1886build]

And it is small guys, please no more government intervention, don’t get involved in limiting what people do with their money and private property. Do want retired people to not be able to have a retirement by investing in our own communities? Don’t be stupid populist economics illiterates that caused this problem. There is a market that limits how much us so called “ greedy” landlord can charge and it is not getting anybody rich overnight- takes years and there is risk. And some of your Atlanta stats are Cherri picked.

[@OilTrading]

@@Horatio1886build Yes they do want that.....I think you should study Germany prior to WW2, this is what's happening to the USA right now....

[@aliengreen2364]

@@Horatio1886buildAw that’s cute. Someone’s panicking. I don’t care how it’s done. Even if it makes family homes a crap investment for retirees,I don’t think any sane,rational person would care about that. You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about. We need homes to be more affordable for the average person. Regulation is the only way to achieve that. Tell me another if you disagree.

[@lauries608]

@@aliengreen2364 you will see how cute it is when you can't leave your neighborhood without permission. You will find out the hard way how "cute" it is.

[@aliengreen2364]

@@lauries608 That’s not what we’re talking about here. Being hyperbolic doesn’t help your argument. That’s not what it would take for the average working class family to be able to afford a home.

[@jr9655]

No, we have been trying to buy a couple of years now. My credit score is over 790 and my dti is under 40%. We go to look at a house for 205k. Well, an investor went and bid that property up to 285k. And a few months later it was on the rental market for $2600 per month. And this has happened time and time again. And due to frustration, we stopped looking for a year. And now we are back at 7.6% interest rates and it is still happening. And I never benefited from covid. I had a so-called essential job. I never stopped working once. I never collected the unemployment. And here I am being impacted the same as everyone else.

[@jr9655]

@@1969bones69 I appreciate it. We even tried for a condo on the golf course. We lost there as well. It had an hoa, but we lost out to a guy that owns 50% of the units in that community.

[@dsj9831]

Give it time. Investors are having a hard time renting homes and are lowering prices and still can't rent them out. Many investor homes will be up for sale before long.

[@keralee]

Buy land and build your own home for 1/5 what contractors charge. Its NOT rocket science. Or go modular and have a SIP kit put up. Either way start small and keep it simple, you learn as you go and can add on mkre space later. Which is why modulR design is nice.

[@tlindsay1007]

​@@dsj9831That's true. They have to pay the higher taxes and insurance, too. And keeping a rental property up is also a lot more expensive since COVID. I think we'll see more rental properties for sale, in the near future.

[@OilTrading]

@@keralee You are speaking a foreign language to Americans, they do not understand what you're talking about.

[@Dohair879]

I had a hair salon, started in 2003. I weathered the 2008 crisis. By the time I got to 2010 and I was up for a renewal they wanted $32 a sq foot. Yet down the road in a publix shopping center I could move for $20 a sq foot. I ended up moving to an already built out previous hair salon at $12 a sq foot. It was a win, win for many years.

[@virginia3222]

I often wonder if it pays to jack up the rent and force out a good tenant, perhaps losing months of rental income in the process. Seems a bad bet all around.

[@johngarcia6876]

Investors buying up houses has ruined our neighborhood. Small or large investor doesn't matter. The renters of these properties are not interested in building up good neoghborhoods.

[@marblox9300]

All real estate housing should be Owner Occupied by law.

[@marblox9300]

Investors are scumbags and renters don't care about the properties.

[@OilTrading]

They are God's Chosen People......Now you're saying you're Antisemetic?

[@redtiger7268]

@@marblox9300 You do realize if that happened than entire neighborhoods would become slums. Condos would be near non-existent because most people that live in in those in the major cities are sharing the unit with a roommate. The renter does not make enough to even keep up with maintenance. You area also locking people into where they live. Those people who live to move and experience new neighborhoods would not be able to do so. What about moving out of state? That would only be possible for the ultra rich. Your statement is based on your emotion and not very well thought out.

[@inveritategloria]

​@@OilTradingYou just made my day!❤

[@nicolasbenson009]

fear a housing crash due to people buying homes above asking prices with little equity. If prices drop, affordability and potential foreclosures may arise, worsened by future layoffs and rising living costs. I want to invest more than $300k, but I'm not sure on how to mitigate risk.

[@sharonwinson-m8g]

Consider reallocating from real estate to other reliable investments like stock, crypto or precious metals . Severe recessions offer market buying opportunities with caution, as volatility can yield short-term trading prospects. Not financial advice, but it may be wise to invest, as cash isn't ideal in this period.

[@tatianastarcic]

It's often true that people underestimate the importance of financial advisors until they feel the negative effects of emotional decision-making. I remember a few summers ago, after a tough divorce, when I needed a boost for my struggling business. I researched and found a licensed advisor who diligently helped grow my reserves despite inflation. Consequently, my reserves increased from $275k to around $750k.

[@Vincent-j8u]

nice! once you hit a big milestone, the next comes easier.. who is your advisor please, if you don't mind me asking?

[@tatianastarcic]

Certainly, there are a handful of experts in the field. I've experimented with a few over the past years, but I've stuck with ‘’Melissa Terri Swayne” for about five years now, and her performance has been consistently impressive.She’s quite known in her field, look-her up.

[@TinaJames222]

I just looked her up on the internet and found her webpage with her credentials. I wrote her an outlining my financial objectives and planned a call with her.

[@tizzx4945]

Another factor what makes housing less affordable is, that all these Developers are tearing down the old condos and building massive high rises that nobody can afford.

[@hvaball150]

What percent of America are you talking about. 0.00001%?

[@FooFan-b3k]

Someone can afford them or they wouldn't be building them. YOU are not everyone.

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

Yet they are being bought, being rented.

[@drscopeify]

In this country condos are a luxury becasue the cost of build large buildings is expensive, if you want cheap housing it will have to be made out of wood as wood is the cheapest building product. 3 floors high apartment buildings are as cheap as it gets, after that comes townhomes or duplexes and then single family homes .... only after all of that come the cement and steel large condo and apartment towers, they are a luxury

[@shaunpearce6846]

Yes. I work with developers. It's very popular right now to build 'luxury' (pushes the price up) massive (300-800 units) 'build-to-rent' (asset). Many are not interested in building homes for ownership. Most only care about maximizing ROI's. If they could, they'd charge us rent for living in cardboard boxes. The only thing stopping them is the city and architectural institutions that regulate the standards.

[@marklinnell7167]

We have a mall that is constantly having utilities shut off because the corporation that owns it is not paying on time. I feel very sorry for the businesses that are located there.

[@clairelivefreeordie2551]

Interesting...what part of the country? I'd never heard this before...

[@R0CKtheR3D]

Same here. Local mall thats been around near me forever in PA is dead and the investment firm wont give it up. They were given a while to pay the local govt what they owed, and waited until the last possible moment to pay.

[@BohemianLifer]

Why are they still paying lease or rent, the contract has been broken.

[@Nobody-w8n4s]

I’m new here, I like how you both praise and tear down both parties where it applies.

[@SunAtlantic-pg9vn]

yes - would absolutely love to hear about your experience in the monthly rentals and any issues. Completely agree that you need to experience an area before moving there.

[@fredk9999]

Thank you to our host for this important outdoor walk-around segment. Always anticipate your presentations and always learn.

[@phillhill9792]

Absolutely yes to the AB&B review. Perspectives are so important and the more the varrier. Thank you

[@tonic4342]

I'v been looking daily for something affordable for 2 years now. And now running into landlords that want 8x/ amt of the rent. Absolutely ridiculous.

[@borlanderobertson5666]

200k is closing quickly. Congratulations on the growth 🎉❤

[@MichaelBordenaro]

Yeah, we're almost there!!

[@patrashdigger]

Instead, the government shouldn't allow non citizens to buy property in the United States

[@Pfsif]

It's very difficult for Americans to buy properties overseas.

[@sarikagoode1505]

@@PfsifIt’s not.

[@charmingbeautytv4712]

@@Pfsifnot really, Dominican Rep( punta cana) is full of American people.

[@Skepticismistheway]

​@@charmingbeautytv4712I'm assuming they are referring to countries that are equal to the U.S. i.e. 1st world... Most do not allow non citizens to own land

[@andyhughes1776]

​@@SkepticismisthewayThat is why they don't have nearly as many homeless people as we do in America. They protect their citizens!

[@williamkhsu4]

South Carolina addresses this by differing property tax rates. Investment and Second homes are mostly 3x more than owner occupied. I think that's sensible.

[@mangodiet801]

makes sense

[@jer1776]

Id like to see some studies on the results of this. Hopefully they arent just pushing the taxes onto the renters..

[@onethousandtwonortheast8848]

How in the hell are regular people who are trying to get ahead supposed to make money if that is the case?

[@laurajane4806]

They are.

[@sct4040]

That means rental prices are high.

[@quantumquestions5849]

It's because HOA wants to be the only bully in the neighborhood and charge you for it. I wouldn't be able to do HOA I refuse. Good video Thank you.

[@adamsnelson4689]

HOA = Karen paradise

[@khatdubell]

The house mafia.

[@thomasallen6980]

Ok, why are you here? Just to whine about HOA's that will never control you? You want a round of applause or something?

[@adamsnelson4689]

@@thomasallen6980 ~ power trip much

[@palmettocynic8482]

Then don't live there. HOAs prevent your hillbilly neighbor from setting up an outdoor dog kennel and goat pen in their back yard....you know, the one you share with them.

[@1FXC]

Every time the Govt gets involved in anything things get worse. So NO to govt intervention/destruction.

[@tlindsay1007]

I agree. Government intervention is rarely helpful, and usually makes things worse for everyone.. however, I also don't like the big Corps buying up a bunch of homes, so maybe taxing them extra would be a good thing.

[@nichapawine6705]

I agree

[@Unhinged29]

The most dangerous words in the English language are "hi I'm from the government and I'm here to help".

[@cjhoward409]

@@tlindsay1007 It’s a free country. Go make your own Corp and buy some land. Start small and work up from there. 😜

[@andgray]

Start with the military please. Make it private. Then get rid of medicare. Don't forget to make roads and rail all private. Then will you have the best system in the world?

[@1CCCP]

YES! Report on the ABB problems, which are massive on so many levels including, for example, Sedona, AZ, which has been crushed by short-term rentals.

[@breadnaut]

Get corporations out of real estate. Period. That will fix the entire national market. They are holding millions of homes from the market.

[@Pfsif]

AND Health Care.

[@Deploracle]

The graph at the start of this video appears to show a different view.

[@kosh9639]

Corporations buying residential real estate is Not the Problem... It's just there is a single family real estate shortage.. The best one could ask of the government is to suspend buying of residential housing-- until, there is 15% surplus of homes overall.. Or they can only invest in new construction single family homes. Also Republicans are opposed to any sort of government building of homes because they want to control the supply of single family homes.. (Which, makes their properties work more, at any given time.. and Gov. Housing Development actually Saves Tax-payers Money, in the long run.)

[@IronCavalier]

@@kosh9639 Republicans are apposed to building government housing because that isn't the government's job. It, like all programs, keeps people in servitude. Which the other Party has been doing since 1828. Spending money doesn't save money. Many of those housing projects are dumps, neglected, and abandoned. 🙄

[@marblox9300]

@@kosh9639 All real estate housing should be Owner Occupied by law.

[@greendesertgoddess]

In the metro Atlanta area, 19k homes are owned by 3 corporations. according to a segment on a local Atlanta news source. Its higher in Atlanta than anywhere else.

[@cjhoward409]

We live on many acres out in the country. No HOAs. Low taxes. It’s fabulous 😊

[@Here4TheHeckOfIt]

Sounds nice but unrealistic for a lot of people

[@lindylou3519]

When my mother died I chose to sell her house to a senior lady who was trying to move closer to her instead of 2 corporate guys. The real estate agent who represented the senior lady I sold mom’s house to had a huge bouquet of flowers for me at closing. 😊 It was my pleasure.

[@brianmatthews4149]

Nice!

[@SirCarlosMusicBMI]

🎉🎉🎉 Thank you Sir for covering this topic. The first question has been on my mind for a while now. You still shock me by how you come up with new content every day. Blessings,Carlos ✝️🙏❤️😊🇺🇸

[@zackrob9170]

Small mom and pop is usually a corp that has created a subsidiary that purchases one home. I see it all the time 123 first st partners, llc. We need a heavy tax on non owner occupied homes.

[@Emma.E.Emerson]

They will still buy them and charge even higher rent 😢. They should just not be allowed to buy up too many houses.

[@shanerogers9386]

@@Emma.E.Emersonthere is a number that is high enough where it won’t rent and it will crush them.

[@hvaball150]

As long as you don't shirk your responsibility for the lost county tax revenue, ok then. In fact, change the laws so only those who vote for this pay the empty house taxes. If all goes like you said, you won't owe anything then. Haha. Want to gamble on that?

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

When we were home shopping, we made sure it WASNT in an HOA. told the lender i'll live in a tent first. Also a lot of the homes being built are build to rent not build to own.

[@thomasallen6980]

If you don't want to follow rules designed to extract higher property values at sale, find somewhere else to buy. It's just that easy.

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

@@thomasallen6980 I bought my home 3 years ago and quite happy. AND bought at 2.875% AND we overpay the principal every single month.. AND My home had doubled in value since we purchased. Live in an HOA. never!

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

@@thomasallen6980 I bought my home three years ago and quite happy in my NON HOA area. My home has ALSO doubled in value since we bought. TF outta here.

[@shanenice5380]

​@winnieu leaving thepoohandeeyore2

[@CSARVA]

@@thomasallen6980 Exactly!!!

[@alexfarid5144]

In Georgia where i live , i get several calls a day and letters in the mail from investors who wanna buy my house , maybe in Atlanta and Metropolitan area , i don't know about other cities or states so it proves that lots of investors are buying the houses . Yes , the government must get involved before corporations create monopoly in Real Estate market . We are already overpaying skyrocketing insurance premiums for the cars and houses due to incompetent and corrupt insurance commissioners and politicians who cannot stop corporations monopoly . Everything has become monopolized .

[@Tonymanero1960]

I have been following Michael since his channel was small enough that he answered most comments personally. Nice to see that his subscriber count keeps going up and up. Who remembers when he went back home to Illinois to interview his parents,....and show you where he grew up.??

[@RasiRobi]

And making all those videos from his apartment 😊

[@Prophezora]

That's actually a really good come up story! Love it!

[@gregdean8441]

And when he got to 1000 subscribers on his birthday .

[@rokyericksonroks]

Bordenaro has done a hell of a job getting this message out there.

[@nickfdsasdf6540]

I found him early on when researching moving to FL. Been here over a year and still kinda miss the moving to FL videos he started doing.

[@JungleBook805]

Like I've said in the past about buying real estate: ban large investors, ban corporations, ban anyone who is not a citizen and does not live in the US for all 12 months, limit small investors to a max of 4 properties, and ban short term rentals (nobody signed up to live next to a hotel).

[@faerydae29]

I agree with everything you said minus the “not a citizen”. I’m from Brazil and moving here with family when I was 10yrs old for the American dream. For a long time my family were permanent residents (my dad was sponsored by a company) before we became citizens. If you say citizens only then my parents wouldn’t have been able to buy the condo that I grew up in. So again I agree with everything you said just please be kinder to some immigrants. I understand Chinese, Russians, Indians are buying up everything so I understand wanting to limit them but please don’t put everyone in the same bucket.

[@JungleBook805]

@@faerydae29 good point. Maybe change that to legal citizens who are here permanently and live in the US for 12 months and have proof of a job

[@theboringchannel2027]

SOunds like you don't own a home, and likely never will.

[@seaneendelong8065]

Boring - and THAT is where you fail reality hard: I own, mortgage free now, and since at least 2008 have had these concerns and thoughts on restricting ownership pretty much exactly as OC spelled out. It is BLATANT where the problems not just currently lie, but have been building for a long time. And quite a few safe homeowners are also aware and have the same views. Oh, and OP is deflecting hardcore: Those "small investors" with 15 etc owned ARE CORPORATIONS IN LAW 90% OF THE TIME. For tax purposes, to protect their personal finances/wealth, for legal buffer. So he is seemingly deliberately obfuscating what is happening. Ask why....

[@marblox9300]

MAX - 2 Propeties. One permanent and one summer. Or if you want to rent your second but no more.

[@ic33sn0wman]

I'm an early 30s man who grew up not poor but lower middle class. I did not learn financially litterecy because my parents didn't know. Real estate investing was wha at pulled my family from barely getting by to having sizeable breathing room. It is one of the last bastions for the average person to make it in this country. I don't believe in taking that away from the everyday person.

[@jimmyamico4713]

Excellent video Michael; JUST DO IT❤…(keep telling the truth)…🙏☮️🇺🇸🇮🇹

[@HackersSun]

Hey, Thanks for this. You give a better perspective than any other news organization. You have a great ability to give a full picture of all of what's going on.

[@joeespo177]

It's not about who's buying up most of the houses. It's about the growth of the blue-shaded area in the last five years on that sales chart. Thank you for your videos. Always thought provoking. Commercial office space will be dying as long as everyone's goal is to have an office just like yours.

[@DavidWilliams-b2m]

Enjoy all your videos, keep up all the good work!!! Thanks a bunch

[@CabinGirl57]

I’m currently seeing investment companies offloading … two currently active within a mile of my house. Foreigners with cash is who I see buying properties up as investments This has been going on for a long time but it’s growing to smaller towns and vacation homes

[@raptureremembered6967]

It's sad. Foreigners are devouring our housing market with their petty speculation schemes. It's not even their country! Obviously our government doesn't care about its citizens.

[@Cornflake5497]

Throughout American history crime and political corruption has been an enormous problem adding an enormous cost to our standard of living. I'm hopeful that technology will finally bring it down to a acceptable level.

[@kittycorraler2705]

Yes, we need to put public funds on a block chain so everyone can see where the money is going. If they can do it for crypto, it should be done for many more things to keep people and corporations accountable.

[@marblox9300]

@@kittycorraler2705 Where are all the proceeds for all the lotteries and casinos going.??? Nobody talks about it but the schools still are always broke.

[@marblox9300]

@@kittycorraler2705 When are told we NEED new sports stadiums because they generate so much revenue. So where is that money going as the schools are always broke needing higher taxes.

[@kittycorraler2705]

@@marblox9300 the $ is going to the administration

[@marblox9300]

@@kittycorraler2705 What administration.???

[@MurphWilds]

Yes, I’d love to see a video on STRs! I might list my home this summer but still on the fence.

[@kbbb4227]

HOA’s are the biggest nightmare most homeowners will ever have. I pray the courts intervene and eventually do away with HOA’s.

[@tlindsay1007]

If people were considerate of their neighbors, HOA rules wouldn't be necessary. But, most people today think only of themselves.

[@coopercraige]

Update from the middle of the country. The charts are pretty accurate. Very little inventory , prices mostly stable maybe down a little. The above avg high end homes for a given subdivision are not selling regardless of scarce inventory but that's not really new.

[@JawlessEel]

In Texas and I am all for not allowing a person to turn a residential neighborhood into a commercial endeavor.

[@RobotDoctor89]

Welcome to Palm Coast, Michael. My wife and I moved here in 2022. We bought new so we have no issues with the build as a few items have been addressed under warranty. Not the most action packed community but my wife and I love it here. Way too many AirB&Bs here. We also have a decent sized “Snow Bird” population here. I hope you had a good visit.

[@Falconlibrary]

I've been looking for a decent house I could afford (paying in cash) since I retired in 2021. After three years, I gave up and rented a nice house in a small town. I'm banking my cash in a high yield savings account. I live in a small town in Kansas. 40% of the 1100 houses in town are rentals, owned by five individuals (actually their LLCs). They're "mom and pop" landlords, just as Michael said. The house I'm renting would sell if it went on the market, but the owners bought it when houses were dirt cheap and they're making a huge profit by renting it. The "mom and pop" investors I've talked to have all told me the same thing: when the housing market crashes, they're going to scoop up everything in sight.

[@dickeysgarage]

This is the way.

[@marblox9300]

All real estate housing should be Owner Occupied by law.

[@frankchristy169]

Hi Michael, Love your channel. Definitely interested in hearing about your housing experience in Palm Coast. Please do a video about what you learned there in the neighborhood!

[@DavidMartin-hv3mn]

Small investors is right. Michael property in our neighborhood. Sold By remax, real astate. for 219.000 to a flipper. Within 10 days he resold the property for 299.000 Now the lady that bought that has a Cute little dog but did she not do her homework? That's a $70.000 increase. the lady should have Bought From the person who sold it for 219.000 Neighbors don't like it because it forces their real estate tax to go up. But the flipper doesn't care he's out of the area. He made his money.🤔

[@artoriaspendragon8880]

The fact about taxes going up for the other houses is not the fault of the investor is the politicians that with their greed they force their tax hike on the people but the taxes of the houses should not move from the same amount that the owner bought it for.

[@xyz987123abc]

Tax it and it will stop.

[@OilTrading]

@@xyz987123abc You people that want to tax everything are the problem.....I'm 56 years old and never paid any taxes in my life and I'm a very wealthy....You can take your tax and shove it......

[@roberthines4882]

I BUY SMASHED HOUSES THAT NOBODY WANTS!!!

[@redtiger7268]

How much did he put into the unit to flip it? $50k? would she have put $50k worth of work into it? Probably not, most people want a finished product and do not want to buy a fixer. I sold real estate for 20 years. Very few people are willing to buy something that needs any form of work.

[@fern8580]

2:01 no emotions just facts! great Michael " the Boss is in town"! Yes , the truth is taht single-family home is the backbone of the little investor.

[@surfboard396]

I have bought and sold properties in Florida for the past several years. Not to rent them but to flip them. I would put in new windows and floors and maybe a little paint. Have always made good profit. I don’t want to deal with bad renters. I kept one unit to rent out to snowbirds during the Winter. Usually have the same renters every year. Having done this I paid off my home and am debt free.

[@smsavis]

Damn, same here. I buy shit holes and turn them into smart homes in pasco. Good for you and good luck. I need to get into rentals

[@surfboard396]

@@smsavis Thanks, right back at ya. I watch this guy but don’t always agree with what he is spitting out at times. Some good but also a lot of doom n gloom.👋🏽

[@koolkitties8552]

Well then you're part of the problem

[@surfboard396]

@@koolkitties8552 Problem solved!

[@katydid2877]

Not sure if this is a regional issue, but the area I used to live in in AZ had a ton of flipping going on and they all looked the same. Gray, gray, gray and “luxurious” laminate (that’s linoleum). I wouldn’t want to buy one cause I would spend so much money repainting all that gray and buying tons of rugs for those floors. Gray? Is that a thing?

[@elizabethbordeaux2741]

Yes, Michael. I would like to know about Air B&B problems. And - that is a great idea about renting first in an area we might like to live in. Thank you for your great information.

[@CabinGirl57]

I have title run reports in farm areas Corporate is not the issue I support small investors Foreign investors buying and outbidding our first time home buyers I have a problem

[@shaydelady1508]

You ARE the most honest and intelligent person I have come across when it comes to financial issues! Where the hell have you been all this time? I live in a small town of about 25,000-35,000 people the city is trying to bring in new businesses, so a business came in and said if you give us a tax break, we'll build a building for 4 new businesses. Done deal, well the company that was supposed to build this building did BUT has NOT paid all the contractors for the work! They did all the work and haven't been paid, yet those 4 businesses were allowed to move into that building. Now this company, who hired local small businesses to do the construction, has filed for bankruptcy and has 21 lawsuits BEFORE our construction workers. How the hell does this happen!!? That building isn't paid for! who the hell are these companies paying rent to? Or did they buy the space... therefore they don't owe the contractors? I'm so confused on this! Thank you for all of your breaking down what's going on into layman's terms!

[@light1908]

Whenever the state gets involved in the private sector it’s bound to screw everything up.

[@erniegutierrez2288]

You realize "the state" is being bought by the private sector right? Just look at campaign donations. You think theyre just giving politicians money because theyre generous?

[@housingrevolution2024]

I've been talking about this for years. My housing plan, the Affordable Housing Forever Act, bans small investors along with the big corporations.

[@christianverve5417]

The smaller investors that only own a few properties and rent them are just as greedy as the corporate owners. No discount in rent no help with problems

[@toddygallent7258]

no discount in maintenance, taxes, mortgage rates.

[@christianverve5417]

@@toddygallent7258 all that should be covered in the high rent

[@dianamew]

Agree.. the ones in my town are greedy as hell. Just a small handful of people own most of the rental houses.

[@tlindsay1007]

What do you mean by "greedy?"

[@r.dennison5042]

They have bills to pay too duh. I don’t get a discount on my taxes and insurance because I go cry about it. This is America. Where if you get off your ass you can be wealthy. My plan is to buy up property when it crashes to rent out because that’s how I plan on retiring. You can rely on social security or your 401k from your employer, but this is my route. And if I as an investor should be penalized, then you can penalized too for buying stock in a company in your 401k and charge you 10% an investor fee. Everyone wants to just complain when someone has more stuff than them. Go to North Korea where you all will be the same .

[@Bluesmaster26]

Yes Michael, do a video on short term rentals. It should be very informative.

[@josephfbuck]

If I'm remembering correctly over in Albuquerque people were complaining about BlackRock buying up whole communities far as mobile home parks and they were being not offered extended contracts to move their trailers out of them

[@carolbagwell6769]

I think most all trailer parks are corporate owned now. Well, i guess theres still a few one owner parks around. My sister lives in one in denver..her rent is 350. But I know of at least 4 other people in corporate parks, and their rent is over 1100. 1100 for trailer park rent! They know how difficult and expensive it is to move a mobile home, I think, and are taking advantage of that.

[@carolbagwell6769]

I think those corporate buyers are hoping people abandon those mobile homes and then they rent them out.

[@topfuelfan]

Absolutely would like a video about those problem rental homes like you mention.

[@charlesmitchell5841]

A home should not be a commodity. You should have to live in the home that you own. That would solve a lot of problems. Greed is a terrible thing.

[@FooFan-b3k]

Waa Waa Waa. I own 21 single family homes and believe me you wouldn't have bought a single one of them because they were all in need of major rehabs when I bought them. Now, thanks to me, they are nice and provide great places for people to live. What have you done to make the world better?

[@francismarion6400]

Companies build 99% of the homes though. lol

[@captng]

Even if second homes were for sale. Most people still would not have the down nor credit rating. Point is it's still cheaper to rent than to own.

[@rabidgoon]

@@FooFan-b3kit’s funny that you believe you’re “making the world better”. I mean, do what you want. But don’t kid yourself that you’re some kind of a hero to mankind.

[@texdevildog9174]

So no rentals? Where will people live that don't own property?

[@mickw6388]

The graph in your recent video is NOT labeled. I can see the 'Years' across the bottom. And numbers 0-25 up the Y-Axis but what do those numbers represent? Number of transactions/Year? Number of Homes per Transaction ? What ? One interpretation of such a graph might be that there are many more Mom and Pop transactions than Corporations. But Corporations may buy 10 - 200 homes in just One transaction from a Bank or Builder in distress. The Corporate Buyer also gets access to deals that Mom and Pops never see. It's much easier and faster for a Bank to unload 40 REO Houses to a Corporate Buyer than to wait around for Mom and Pops. The small investor tries to 'bird dog' Auctions, drive by properties, negotiate 'onesy twosey deals' and make low ball offers here and there while Banks and Builders may be under pressure to raise cash fast. Builders often need to 'stop the bleeding' when sales are slow (due to Weather, High Interest Rates, Contractor failures, etc.) and the Builder also has progress payments, mezzanine and construction loan payments Due. A better graph would help clarify what's going on out there.

[@rabidgoon]

It’s me guys, sorry. I just can’t stop. I am using a credit card.

[@AssetAddict]

I bought 3 SF and 2 commercial this year. Maybe it's me.

[@theslugg]

@@AssetAddict woah bro dont gotta flex on the poors

[@chrisweidner4768]

Indeed.

[@thomasallen6980]

Yeah, We took Trumps credit card away from him. No more Government workers flying thousands of miles to put money in Donna's pockets at his golf motel up on the Arctic Circle.

[@Bruce_Davis]

@@AssetAddictwhere on Minecraft?

[@mr-vet]

I’m so glad me and my wife refinanced our home in 2021 (VA refi 2.75%). We had a 30-year fixed and a HELOC. By refinancing and using some of the proceeds from the sale of our first home we sold about 3 months earlier in 2021, (we purchased in that home 2005 and had rented out since 2010)we were able to pay off the HELOC.

[@CaptainWooow]

still: no HOA thanks. power trips are hard to deal with

[@quantumquestions5849]

Exactly

[@Prophezora]

True. Karen is worse than a slum lord. Lol

[@thomasallen6980]

If you dont want to live under an HOA, find a house that is not in an HOA. How freaking tough is that? You ever get sick of all the whining on here? I do.

[@CaptainWooow]

@@thomasallen6980 you are a wise man

[@jamescares9003]

I live in a paid for 300k house. My HOA is only $25/mo. At this price point I’m glad for the HOA. Otherwise you would get some wacko neighbors with cars on blocks and trash everywhere

[@toolit2quit]

Hey Michael. One thing I noticed when looking into who is buying homes in my area and who bought recently (Tampa Bay). A lot of LLCs with generic names like Purchasing Fund 2023-3, LLC etc. Now those LLCs individually only owned like a handful of properties so they may be qualified as a "mom and pop" aka 10 properties or less. But then when you look into who owns the LLC in question, you find that it is a parent company that is some attorney front conglomerate firm up in New York that represents the investors. In the case of this llc I mentioned it is Cogency Global who are the registered agent, so you hit a wall at the registered agent and can't actually see where the money came from. So I think a lot of those llcs that only have a small amount of properties on record are fronts used by agencies like Cogency Global who are the corporate compliance tools that do the bidding of the deep pocket vampires, I mean, investors. I guess what I am saying is that it would be interesting to dig deeper into that research and see what percentage of the "mom and pop" bucket are actually shell llc fronts. We might be surprised.

[@commonsense6967]

You can be a mom and pop and still put your rental property in an LLC. LLCs only limit liability.

[@Prophezora]

It's rich people.

[@ericcarlson920]

Yeah, back to real estate! This is your strength and the reason I started viewing your channel. Your foray into more social issues was not your core strength. Keep it up!

[@commonsense6967]

That's for sure.

[@edwardsanchez3708]

My cats just started charging me for them creepily watching me while I sleep. They said times are getting hard out here

[@jamesgullo8240]

😅

[@thomasbeaupre7891]

Two people walked by at the 1minute mark. There are not even many cars moving though the neighborhoods as i look way way down the streets in the distance behind you and your good camera work..Thanks for doing your videos.

[@thejimd]

Mom and Pop out here owning 9 homes, while there's millions of us who can't even buy one. smh

[@katydid2877]

Maybe they bought them many years ago. Or they’re in less expensive areas.

[@reaccionapr]

They buy cheap homes and then rent out to section 8/veterans

[@blackworldtraveler3711]

Always been that way but people keep screaming Blackrock.

[@dickeysgarage]

Funnier still, Blackrock owns zero houses.

[@mrwilliamwonder]

I got 2 just for myself.

[@thomasbeaupre7891]

Hey Michael, your videos are really helpful in so many ways. They'll help people make important life decisions. I just watched a 20 minute video and wonder, where the heck are people. The neighborhoods seem dead, empty void of people outside.

[@commonsense6967]

Most of the owners where he films are in God's waiting room.

[@s99614]

The rent is too damn high!

[@LastManStanding777]

Property tax and insurance and repair costs are too damn high as well.

[@mariamunozpiz6070]

Because everyone wants to be the investor, renovator, contractor, etc and all the shows that feed into that bs.

[@jayo7093]

95 percent of people live beyond their means. They want evrything that’s worthless and they will spend all of their “hard earned dollars” on door dash and nights out at the bar rather then saving, focusing and buying themselves a home. Then they want to cry poor me the rich guy sucks. That landlord that saved, made the smart decisions deserves to be rewarded monthly with the small profits they make ontop of covering the bills

[@utubes720]

Yes definitely would like a video on your rental challenges. I was considering renting in a new area but do not want to get stuck with a lemon that I could have identified if I had known what to look for.

[@vinniephillips452]

When trying to bid on a house it’s hard to compete with cash buying, corporate thugs.

[@blackworldtraveler3711]

In 2008 I slammed down cash and $20k extra to knock everyone out of my way paying $240k for a newly renovated $560k short sale. Cash was king back then and I’m no corporation or a thug. Just a regular guy with a great career that worked saving/investing since 14 and lived within means with zero debt waiting for opportunity in my 30s. I wasn't buying new cars,large homes,keeping up with the Joneses with FOMO,YOLO,etc. Also red piled. Avoided marriage and single mothers.

[@erniegutierrez2288]

@@blackworldtraveler3711 You had 240K cash?!?!?!? dang! must be nice. How long did it take you to work for and save that money?

[@marblox9300]

@@erniegutierrez2288 He inherited it.

[@erniegutierrez2288]

@@marblox9300 haaaaaa his daddy gave it to him along with a red beemer

[@markme4]

​@@blackworldtraveler3711 You ain't got no kids do you Mr traveler ?

[@KristopherStidd]

Thank you for the video.

[@ashishpatel350]

dont eliminate people from buying and renting. but force those buyers into commercial loans that are a variable rate loans and commercial insurance. and dont allow single family homes to be put into llc's or corporations.

[@bchbum3802]

Here in Metro ATL its LLCs Mom n Pops are going away..thats why I have to move inherited owner is selling 😭

[@cherihyatt7243]

I bought my house in Port Saint Lucie, FL in 2012 when the market was in the toilet....$95,000 cash....Turn key move in condition....If it drops again you will be able to buy houses in a No HOA neighborhood for under $200,000....I may buy one and put a tenant in it....

[@lindsayann7756]

Yes an Airbnb one would be great! I think that’s a large part of these small investors. So many Airbnb hosts you can click on their profiles and see they’ve got like 20+ properties! I’ve been seeing HEAVY discounts on Airbnb. In my area it’s nearly the same price to rent an Airbnb as an apartment, which is scary because there’s no income check like for apartments!!

[@movdqa]

Singapore's solution to housing is the government builds homes and sells them to people below market rate. So residents own the property instead of renting government apartments in the United States. Their home ownership rate is about 88%.

[@gsftom]

Singapore is one of the most expensive places in the world to live. No normal person owns a home or a car in Singapore.

[@movdqa]

@@gsftom The government builds housing there and sells it to residents below market prices. They also build public transportation, schools, space for shops, hospitals in village centers. So you don't need a car. Cars are taxed at $100K, not including the cost of the car as oil has to be imported. My wife bought a place there back in 2018 though I haven't seen it yet. The government agency that runs housing there is Housing Development Board; my sister-in-law worked there for most of her working years. They also have universal healthcare. My wife pays about $500/year for health insurance though she's also on Medicare in the United States.

[@WhyteHorse2023]

Singapore also has the top math scores in the world...

[@movdqa]

@@WhyteHorse2023 That's the TIMSS testing run out of Boston College. Massachusetts comes pretty close to the top countries for math and science scores. Singapore Math books are used in many school districts in the US and many homes too. We used it with our kids a long time ago.

[@improvisedsurvival5967]

Move to Singapore if you like it so much.

[@Quidproquo07093]

Definitely interest in an episode related to renting dilemas. I'm going to be relocating to Austin TX in a year, and am only interested in renting for the 1st year to make sure I fit in.

[@susanebrown-yp5ny]

YES. AM INTERESTED IN VIDEO ABOUT AIRB&Bs. Thank you!

[@justaviewer111]

DEFINITELY do an AirBnb video! I live in a lakefront area and WAY TOO MANY homes are going to one of these outfits (call it a HUGE mom & pop outfit). I'm not one for government intervention but with the deck stacked more and more against the little guy, something needs to be done. I say they should load them up with a ton of hotel style safety restrictions and tax the crap out of them to put a solid leash on the situation. Everybody wins (except the owners gouging everyone and ruining neighborhoods and blocking normal folks from buying the homes so yeah, "everybody" wins!).

[@deaddog2386]

Michael, yes, please do a video about all the problems with short term rentals, Airbnb, etc that you mentioned at the end of this great video. I would really love to see it! Thank you!

[@aliciam.4866]

Hi Michael, talk about the excess of housing available in Cape Coral

[@themarkandmelteam]

Yes! Great video and please do the video about the air bnb situation there!

[@faerydae29]

Laws we should have to stop investors: 1. Investors cannot make an offer on a SFH until it’s been in the market for at least 6 months 2. Max you can own is 10 SFHs 3. Heavily tax investors

[@r.dennison5042]

6 months are you cr@zy? Im a regular investor who has gone without for many years to afford to buy extra income producing property, and just because I can have self discipline and save, I should be penalized? What do you want North Korea? Where were all the same and no one can be wealthier than the person next to them? You can buy houses to rent out too, what’s stopping you? Prices? Then save more. Be disciplined. 😭

[@faerydae29]

@@r.dennison5042 Invest somewhere else!! Nobody is stopping you from investing in COMMERCIAL RE, or company Stocks. You could also open a company and sell goods or services. But instead you choose to hurt the community by taking available inventory in the residential market. Cry me a river because we both know there’s many ways to gain wealth and traditionally this hasn’t been one of them. It’s new, so society will survive and be better off if you can’t buy several houses to rent out. Also I Am Disciplined. I have 120k in savings and no debt, 799 credit score. I know I can buy one or several houses right now but I know they’re extremely overpriced, and buying multiple houses will put me in massive debt. I just want 1 reasonably priced house to buy and finish paying. Everyone deserves this!

[@carteranderson5907]

@@r.dennison5042 We do save more, and then the prices increase or one of you boomer "investors" decides to outbid everyone and overpay for the homes, just so you can charge ridiculous amounts of rent. So yes, you should be penalized. Cope harder.

[@r.dennison5042]

@@carteranderson5907 lmao I’m not a boomer I graduated in 07 🙄 And you’re telling me to cope harder? Wah wah says the person who is complaining they can’t afford to buy a house so everyone else should pay for it. Reminds me of the Bernie spoof, “everyone’s got all this stuff, and I’m young, where’s my stuff!?!” Go move to France or Australia where home ownership is even more out of reach.

[@carteranderson5907]

@@r.dennison5042 I will apologize for assuming you're a boomer. I don't for anything else. I am responsible and save my money, nor do I want or expect anyone to pay for my stuff. I stand behind @faerydae29 comment because there should be some limits on the amount of SFH's investors can own. If this still sounds like the DPRK to you, you should research them a little bit more.

[@jacquelineiversen5661]

Yes please do an air b&b update. Im very interested. Ty

[@Duck_Dodgers]

They bought a farm where I'm they going to build a bunch of it

[@khatdubell]

"if they can make a profit renting it out, it must be cheaper to buy" This doesn't really track unless you assume everyone buys on mortgage loans. A corporation can pay for a house in cash in full, and even if that cash happens to backed by an loan ultimately, its going to be a large loan with a much better rate. Plus a corporation is in it for the long haul. They don't need to make a profit this year, or the next year, or even the next 5 years. They might even _want_ to not make a profit.

[@twocentproductions5326]

Tax wise!

[@marblox9300]

All real estate housing should be Owner Occupied by law.

[@jimlechleiter3916]

Yes would love to see the Airbnb problems video please! Thanks for your content it's awesome.

[@MCC876]

Instead of focusing on the number of homes an investor can own, the focus should be on the tax advantages of owning investment property. Reduce these and the number of investment properties will be reduced.

[@marblox9300]

All real estate housing should be Owner Occupied by law.

[@Basta11]

Its actually a very simple thing which is that there isn't enough housing. When there isn't enough of something, hoarding becomes natural - corporations, investors, homeowners wan't to keep these homes because they're getting more and more valuable. People who are ready to buy due to life circumstances are squeezed. The shortage isn't due to natural forces - lack of capital, resources, market demand, expertise to build. Its all artificial constrains by government regulations such as zoning, parking requirements, excessive building codes, set backs, minimum lot sizes, height restrictions, city boundaries, costly permitting processes, prolific highway construction, excessive car infrastructure, eminent domain, land conservations, Federal land restrictions, tax breaks for golf courses and mega churches, lawsuits by NIMBYs, etc etc etc.

[@commonsense6967]

The worst offenders are the blue Marxiststates and even Marxist-run cities in red states that have overtly orcovertly incorporated WEF/UN "mandated" building codes into our legally-mandated building codes. I was SHOCKED to read these outrageous "regs" and where they came from in my own FL city many years ago!

[@DrSZehavitD]

Since 2011 I would see Miami-Ft Lauderdale condo/homes advertised in NYC along the office front of realestate offices. I moved down here from NYC to buy my dream home in 2022, all of my neighbors moved here from over seas and other states. The average home in our community here in Weston-Ft Lauderdale (18 minutes to Miami) is $1.8million. We all know that Floridians can’t afford to live here bc they don’t get paid enough to qualify. My mom has been here since 1989-and she is Godsmack by the changes here in S.FL.

[@Duck_Dodgers]

Imagine I'm from here lol

[@MM-ig2zq]

No fixing this in South Florida. The longer you wait if you can buy the more expensive it will be. This was my situation.

[@Duck_Dodgers]

No fixing Florida

[@briankane3905]

You're forgetting how people afford houses in Florida and I've lived here for 45 years. They buy a house and have 15 of their family members or friends live in it. I can't believe how many cars are parked all over the lawn.

[@brianmatthews4149]

Sounds horrible.

[@improvisedsurvival5967]

This is happening everywhere