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28 November 2024 | 8 replies
@Christopher MorrisTo assess a market, consider population growth, job market, economic growth, rent-to-price ratio, cost of living, school districts, and growth benchmarks.
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1 December 2024 | 9 replies
Stay in the same housing plan, school district, etc.Don't just look at sold comps, also look for active, contingent, and under contract listings.
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5 December 2024 | 22 replies
Search posts from @Arlen Chou and all the other old school BP bay area folks.
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17 December 2024 | 86 replies
Did you go to School and get a Degree that gave you a JOB?
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4 December 2024 | 30 replies
I’m old school and pen and paper all my expenses then jam a receipt in a folder for each property.
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28 November 2024 | 7 replies
I still cash flow positive but I have held onto this home more for appreciation - it's in a nice suburb with great schools and lots of development.
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27 November 2024 | 3 replies
In San Jose I think that lowers the school fees cost/taxes etc.
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26 November 2024 | 16 replies
The City schools are awful but that's not unusual in Ohio due to our school funding quagmire.
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27 November 2024 | 13 replies
To me it does not seem worth it and would love to hop into real estate right out of school rather than pay crazy rent.
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16 December 2024 | 43 replies
You paid some tuition to the school of real estate.