All Forum Posts by: Chris Rupolo

@Christopher Bunge i love that term! half-backs!

And I can see what you and @Theresa Harris are saying, the houses are being swapped with people wanting their chance at living near a big city, I guess I just don't see it as a sustainable trend. The market just keeps rising around here and I can't believe the condition that some of these houses sell for at half a million dollars.

What are everybody's thoughts related to the Baby Boomer retirement period we are currently in, and its affect on the real estate market?

I live in Long Island and everyday I hear of someone else say "I'm leaving this highly taxed place" for areas with lower property tax like the North & South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, etc. but there's still such a shortage of houses around here. It seems like it should be the opposite with regards to the inventory. 

Are the areas (NC, SC, GA, FL, etc) with lower property taxes booming, with Boomers???

@Zeke Liston I wish it was my first flip! I did a ton of work to it, but I live in it, and plan to live in it for a while. 

I'm new to BiggerPockets and love reading through all of the threads on here about the different investment strategies. I currently live on LI, and just bought a house (primary residence) and it needed a ton of work. I'd love to hear some success stories from local flippers/wholesalers (I live in Nassau), so many houses on LI are getting so old, they all need so much work done to them, it must be pretty hard to turn a decent profit... 

Real estate investing is definitely a passion for me. I'd love to be involved somehow but don't really know where to start in a market like Long Island.