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25 August 2016 | 6 replies
Should I just tell her flat out that it would be best if you were not at the house at the same time of the buyers?
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25 August 2016 | 0 replies
I have a close friend of the family who's paying a mortgage on a two family flat.
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1 September 2016 | 14 replies
I find many of the "better" neighborhoods price points, Such as New Scotland, Upper Western Ave, etc. the numbers hardly work if you’re keeping a flat to yourself unless you’re renting out additional rooms in your unit.
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28 August 2016 | 12 replies
The best man at my wedding also bought a 3 flat with Brie right near Troy and Berteau and I like that area.
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26 August 2016 | 3 replies
My story is a slow and steady pace of my first year as a real estate investor.My wife and I bought our first property, a 3 flat in the Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago on June 5th, 2015.
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23 December 2016 | 4 replies
I am currently living in a two flat building and looking to invest and this is the only lender that gave me a great option but I want to make sure I'm doing this legally.Thanks,
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26 August 2016 | 1 reply
But I havent really modeled out the depreciation impact and I have assume appreciation is essentially flat.
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30 August 2016 | 3 replies
I see plenty of future growth in these parts, and am eager to buy an old 2-flat or 3-flat (what the rest of the country calls a 2 or 3-plex).Everywhere I go in this neighborhood I see new condos springing up like concrete weeds, including several gargantuan buildings by the California train stop in an area that's mostly SFRs and small multis.My question is this: Is the influx of new construction a great sign for the rising prospects of the neighborhood or is it just creating competition for older buildings and rents?
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28 August 2016 | 14 replies
This is literally damaged our standard of living, and is flat out embarrassing.
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7 September 2016 | 19 replies
Yes, you loose some market gains, but bonds have been flat.