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Mason V. How would you research a communitie's ability to survive a bubble?
8 March 2015 | 4 replies
We always have a strong demand for affordable homes here, given our immigrant population.
Stevan Adzic Australian Investor to open a US bank account abroad..
11 February 2014 | 4 replies
., but a little tedious - and likely expensive - for day-to-day operations; orOpen a joint account with your local agent (for your LLC) - implies a high degree of trust in your agent;If you are using a local property manager, all the operations will be through their (hopefully segregated) account for your property(ies) ... this leaves you the option of a trust account with your solicitor for the big-ticket matters.In all the above, you will need to provide identification and may need to have it notarized in NSW and send directly to the parties in the U.S.A. ... we were asked to do this when opening a U.S.A. account a number of years ago.
Robert Obniski New to the biz coming to the Chicago land area!
6 January 2015 | 19 replies
Hello All,My name is Robert Obniski, 23 years of age, currently residing in Wisconsin Dells, WIA bit more about myself...I was born in Chicago, IL to polish immigrant parents.When I was about 10 years old we moved to a major Midwest tourist town; Wisconsin Dells.
John Geddes Issues for Election 2008
18 March 2008 | 14 replies
Chad,I agree that Immigration will be a huge issue.
Clarence Browne Does BP have a forum for connecting with Private Lenders?
24 August 2019 | 8 replies
Being in the profession I get a lot of calls about private lending and without personal experience or rapport with these solicitors I will not make the recommendation to work with any of them. 
Kris Chavious NC Purchase Agreement
3 March 2020 | 5 replies
Areas of practice will include criminal law, real estate, wills and probate, powers of attorney, landlord-tenant, immigration, child custody and support, divorce, business, debt collection and more.
Robin Morales What data do I need ? How to do the math?
11 January 2020 | 15 replies
Here is a list of a few that I find to be of most value:Population TotalHome ValuesHousehold IncomesPoverty RatePopulation AgeRental Vacancy Rate*Homeowner Vacancy Rate*Educational Attainment Rate (High School/GED & Bachelors)Number of Housing UnitRent to Income Ratio*Rent to Price Ratio*Population on SNAPS (supplemental nutrition assistance program) percentageProperty Tax Rate*Median Age of BuildingsNumber of Structures by Units (SFR, Duplex, Triplex, Quadplex, etc...)Median Rents by Number of BedroomsPopulation Change (Births, Deaths, In-Migrations, Immigrants)*note that some of the metrics are composites that are computed by comparing two or more variables from the ACSA number of the variables above can also be broken up into cohorts, which will give you even more insight into how an area is doing.
Chris Levarek Is Rent Control a Necessary "Evil"?
28 February 2020 | 60 replies
Due to the high amount of short term rental growth opportunity and increased demand from out-of-state immigration, this homeowner explained how many families and long term renters are moving out of the city. 
Zach Broude New Member in Toronto, Canada
5 June 2016 | 10 replies
Which, for the time being, actually does seem somewhat sustainable because of such high levels of immigration and high demand for residences in the city.
William J Stratton Jr. Immigrant - can he buy a multi family with a FHA loan?
31 January 2019 | 1 reply

My friend moved here and wants to buy a 10 unit in the SFO area. He wants to know if he can purchase a multi unit for 3.5 % down using the FHA loan?