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11 June 2024 | 46 replies
It's not rocket science, and I did not need any special calculators or fancy bells and whistles.
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7 June 2024 | 5 replies
Source: Insurance - ValuePenguin, State Property Tax Rates - Rocket Mortgage.Tenant Segment SelectionProperties do not generate income; it's the tenants that pay the rent.
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7 June 2024 | 8 replies
IF I can rezone maybe others will follow suit, or more investors will buy nearby lots and do the same, sky rocketing my property to par with the neighboring SF values that are nearly 3x this lot's.
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6 June 2024 | 8 replies
The market is always strong because of the growth there as well as diverse people who travel in and around there with the Military, space and rocket industry, as well as many other tech jobs.
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7 June 2024 | 19 replies
There are loads of other investors and free resources that you can find here as well.Real estate is not rocket science; don't be convinced that there are secret, magic bullet strategies that result in quick, short term wealth.
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5 June 2024 | 29 replies
We are seeing this now again, where real estate values have basically doubled sice 2015. yes most markets will have a stagnet period.. even the bay area had depreciation from 89 highs to 93 94 then stagnet till 99 or so.. then sky rocketed again..
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2 June 2024 | 14 replies
It's not rocket science but you need to know.
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1 June 2024 | 18 replies
My understanding is the 10% down loans have tightened up and are much more difficult to get.Start with banks you already do business with and local credit unions.I have used Associated Credit Union and Rocket mortgage.
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31 May 2024 | 4 replies
It always helps to understand supply and demand.A few years ago people in this forum were saying Austin was on a rocket ship to the moon because of all the tech jobs moving in.