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6 February 2025 | 42 replies
Focus on factors like affordability, growth potential, demand, and landlord-friendly regulations to guide your decision.Good luck!
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29 January 2025 | 5 replies
Any city that I'm looking to invest in I always start by looking at population growth.
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6 January 2025 | 38 replies
I happen to know that Preston Despenas, one of the partners of Growth Equity Group, is still doing real estate in Texas.
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29 January 2025 | 14 replies
Just wondering what tools others use to analyze different markets to invest in like Growth, Economy, Neighborhoods, etc.
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4 February 2025 | 2 replies
But, I believe that the actions of the first two weeks should give investors, on the whole, reason to incrementally revise down their expectations for growth in prices or rent growth in 2025.
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7 February 2025 | 2 replies
The economy is rocking, we have full employment (~4% unemployment) and wage growth is still at 4%.
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3 February 2025 | 1 reply
Good potential for appreciation/rent growth upside as well in the next 5-10 years in my opinion with the market still being one of the most affordable in the country.
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28 January 2025 | 1 reply
Investors should keep an eye on government spending in housing to understand how these changes might shape local markets.At the same time, Bessent’s focus on driving GDP growth could bring a surge of opportunities.
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6 February 2025 | 6 replies
Currently have two rentals and looking to grow the portfolio.
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5 February 2025 | 4 replies
No state taxes, high appreciation, Economic and Job growth, Population growth, etc.