
9 July 2024 | 5 replies
However, I have not built my team yet (real estate agent, lender, property manager), and I’m not sure about owning a property I cannot visit and monitor myself, given my inexperience as an investor.Economic Outlook: I’m a bit concerned about the economic outlook but can hold onto the property even with lower rent.My Questions:1- Should I sell the property now and look for better deals, considering the declining market trends and my decreasing cash flow?

9 July 2024 | 28 replies
GO TO REDFIN, SEARCH YOUR FAVORITE ZIP CODELOOK UP WHATEVER PROPERTY TYPE YOU WANT AND GO TO "SOLD" PROPERTIES WITHIN THE PAST 3 MONTHS ONLY OR EARLIER GO DOWN THE PAGE AND CLICK "DOWNLOAD ALL"IT WILL THEN PROMPT YOU TO OPEN AN EXCEL DOC- OPEN IT-FROM THERE FILTER THE PROPERTY PRICE LARGEST TO SMALLESTFIND THE AVERAGE PRICE BY HIGHLIGHTING THE ENTIRE "LIST PRICE" COLUMN OF THE SOLD PROPERTY SPREADSHEETAFTER CLICKING THE "AVERAGE" FUNCTION, YOU WILL BE GIVEN A DOLLAR AMOUNT- (BOLD THAT FIGURE) THEN GO TO THE SQUARE FEET COLUMN AND DO THE SAME- FIND THE AVERAGE SQUARE FOOTAGE - THEN CLICK "AVERAGE" HIGHLIGHT THAT FIGURE TOODIVIDE THE AVERAGE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF ALL THE PROPERTIES SOLD WITHIN MAX 3 MONTHS FROM THE AVERAGE FIGURED SQUARE FOOTAGE TO GET YOUR MEDIAN PRICE PER SQUARE FOOTYOU WILL USE THIS FIGURE TO DETERMINE IF A PROPERTY WITHIN YOUR PREFERRED AREA CODE IS DEEPLY DISCOUNTEDTHEN, YOU WILL GO BACK TO REDFIN AND CHANGE THE SOLD TO ACTIVE AND DO ALL THE FILTERS PER YOUR PREFERENCE- "PUT IN KEYWORD AREA- "TLC" "CASH PURCHASE" , "NO FHA" AND "UNINSURED" AS WELL AS HAD A PRICE REDUCTION - EITHER MUTLTIPLE OR AT SOME POINT WHILE IT WAS LISTED HAS A REDUCTION (THIS USUALLY MEANS SELLER HAD HIS LISTING AGENT REDUCE PRICE BECAUSE HE WANTS TO SELL QUICKLY- ) SO IF A PROPERTY YOU FIND (AND THERE ARE A LOT) HAVE HAD 3 REDUCTIONS IN PRICE AND HAS BEEN LISTED FOR AWHILE...

12 July 2024 | 79 replies
@Alicia MarksHow about having an economic specialist covering some trends that we are likely to see continue, and ones we will not with the evolving lending & interest rates we are seeing?

10 July 2024 | 32 replies
I recommend looking into areas near economic bases - close to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio State Campus, New Albany, etc.

7 July 2024 | 2 replies
Imagine acquiring over 800,000 square miles of land, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border, for a mere $15 million — a touch below $440.3 million in today’s dollars.Basically 1/500th of a penny per square foot.This strategic acquisition not only expanded the United States’ territorial footprint but also unlocked immense potential for economic development and westward expansion.For savvy investors of the era, the Louisiana Purchase represented an unparalleled opportunity to capitalize on vast tracts of fertile land, abundant natural resources, and access to key waterways like the Mississippi River.

8 July 2024 | 9 replies
Wall Street thought we were going to get six- eight rate reductions this year we’ve seen none so far and stagflation is setting in , the Fed is trapped , if they reduce rates now , inflation could catch on fire if they increase them again too much something in the economy will break I think we’re in this holding pattern for one to two years personally, I don’t claim to be a macro economic expert, but I do study it quite a bit and I’m not counting on or expecting rates to come down anytime soon and even if they do, they’ll just be small quarter-point rate hikes not enough to make a huge difference in cashflow, so ..I either hold and if they do decrease rates, there will probably be another asset inflation bubble, which will increase my appreciation, or my cell and deploy the capital more wisely and look for some market softening and buy a good deal

9 July 2024 | 20 replies
C+ class homes that are always in higher demand in good economic times and bad.

9 July 2024 | 16 replies
Another concern I would have is that if we enter into an economic situation where tourism declines and foreigners stop buying expensive second homes there, you could get stuck with a property you can’t sell that isn’t producing much income.

10 July 2024 | 50 replies
First off last year at our annual tax sale the largest overage that year was $40,000 over the tax due.

9 July 2024 | 8 replies
Like everywhere else, inflation is on the higher side but that's because of real economic growth, not because the Mexican central bank has artificially maintained interest rates at a low level like the FED has.