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28 January 2025 | 1 reply
Additionally, while rates aren't historically bad right now, they are higher than 4-5 years ago, and they will be even higher for you as an investor than they were as an owner occupant, which is what you were when you bought originally.I get that you are anxious to add to your portfolio, but that could be achieved without touching your first golden goose.Sometimes on BP, the push is to leverage every last spare penny, but that can be a risky game as the markets shift.
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3 February 2025 | 15 replies
Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)
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27 January 2025 | 2 replies
I'm going to be taking some time to get to know people in my market as I kind of want to start local in Las Vegas.
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27 January 2025 | 12 replies
Most land bank properties, Detroit or Wayne County, are trainwrecks and cost more to rehab than they are worth - unless the market keeps improving.Be careful on the next one, but keep improving Detroit!
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8 February 2025 | 1 reply
if so where do you market your listing?
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3 February 2025 | 5 replies
This is one of the main inherent risks with pre-construction, and the pre-construction market has cooled, and with impeding tariffs, there is some uncertainty around where prices will be in the coming months.One thing to clarify, are you looking to buy an investment property or a primary residence (or perhaps abit of both where you live in one unit and rent out the other)?
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7 February 2025 | 6 replies
A property is available off market that seems to be a great deal.
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7 February 2025 | 9 replies
I have been digging into off market deals and it has been promising.
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26 January 2025 | 3 replies
Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)
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29 January 2025 | 24 replies
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