Because they have been in the heart of the oil boom country we have had no vacancies since 2008/2009.

Awesome that is great to hear @Ted Fossettway to take action.

The Marriott on 46th street in NYC right in the heart of time square only costs $500 a night, but somehow the airbnb shacks in philly and cleveland are getting more than the Intercontinental Mark Hopkins in San Francisco?

Hello fellow BP members,My name is Marcos Brizuela.  I currently have a full time job as HVAC Coordinator, but my goal is to transition to full time Real Estate Investor. After investing on so much $$ on real estate G...

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This is the ethical and legal responsibility of any agent, just like it is with attorneys, financial planners, CPAs, doctors, etc.To be an agent for the seller, you must act with their best interests at heart.

Just don't want to get to April 15th and have a heart attack, don't mind paying taxes just don't want to do something stupid and pay way more than required.

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- if there are Grand Rapidians reading this, do you know what areas of town (we are more interested in the suburbs or GR as opposed to the heart of downtown) are best to have buy and holds in?