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Maxwell Kaplan Picking a Real Estate Agent - Boston, Massachusetts
29 January 2020 | 7 replies
Is it acceptable to work with more than one agent if you have them covering different areas in (i.e. agent for boston area, agent for north shore, and an agent for south shore)?
Eric Mcginn Mass. North shore lenders
24 February 2020 | 6 replies
I’m looking into getting a duplex within the next year in the north part of Boston, between Revere and Medford.
Eric Mcginn Buying foreclosures with equity
25 February 2020 | 7 replies
Unfortunately, it seems like there aren't many foreclosures in the area I'm looking, Boston and North shore.
Cherise Bentosino REI Virtual Assistant Advice
24 February 2020 | 0 replies
I have a reliable mode of transportation.
Danny Mak Where Have You Had Success with Handymen?
22 March 2020 | 5 replies
If I lived in a large metropolitan area like Boston I would go to as many REI meetups as I could.
Justin Tuminowski CLAREMONT NH - Any Landlords have experience in this small city?
26 February 2020 | 13 replies
Obviously ill make the decision after the inspection. right now I have to decide if I can live with these Manchester deals or just move out of market down south. investing in Boston has become impossible!
Youri Val In search of a Real estate Agent
30 January 2021 | 4 replies
In search of a real estate agent around the Boston area.
James E. What would you tell Bernie Sanders about housing / development
29 February 2020 | 0 replies
Many of you in the Boston / MA area are following the Suffolk Downs re-development.
Luwani N. Good evening to you all BP!
1 March 2020 | 2 replies
I live in Jacksonville, North Carolina; however, I currently drive throughout the US for a large transportation company as a truck-driver.Since I am rarely in a single location for more than a day at a time, Investing is challenging. 
Brian Gibbons Bernie Sanders - Not Good for Flippers - Increase Taxes
4 March 2020 | 22 replies
Bernie Sanders wants a 25% “house flipping” tax levied against investors who sell a property at a profit within five years of purchase.He also wants a 2 percent “empty homes tax” on the property value of vacant homes in order to discourage real estate investment.From Bernie's Website"When Bernie is president, he will:Create an office within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to coordinate and work with states and municipalities to strengthen rent control and tenant protections, implement fair and inclusive zoning ordinances, streamline review processes and direct funding where these changes are made.This office will convene key leaders, academics, experts, local officials, renters, tenants, and homeowners to create and implement these necessary solutions.Preempt laws that prevent inclusionary zoning for luxury developments.End exclusionary and restrictive zoning ordinances and replace them with zoning that encourages racial, economic, and disability integration that makes housing more affordable.Require that recipients of federal funding from the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development make these important zoning reforms.Provide funding to states that preempt local exclusionary zoning ordinances to make housing more equitable, accessible and affordable for all.Make federal funding contingent on creating livable communities.Encourage zoning and development that promotes integration and access to public transportation to reduce commuting time, congestion and long car commutes.Prioritize projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create walkable and livable communities, and reduce urban sprawl.Encourage zoning and development designed to expand and maximize the number of units fully accessible to people with disabilities.Place a 25 percent House Flipping tax on speculators who sell a non-owner-occupied property, if sold for more than it was purchased within 5 years of purchase.Impose a 2 percent Empty Homes tax on the property value of vacant, owned homes to bring more units into the market and curb the use of housing as speculative investment.Encourage “circuit breakers” on property taxes to protect homeowners in gentrifying neighborhoods from being priced out of their own homes as their property values rise.READ MORE: https://berniesanders.com/issues/housing-all/From my point of view, anything that impedes or obstructs REI's cash flow is a bad thing.