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7 January 2025 | 27 replies
In a nutshell, IL (where I live) too expensive of a market, but WI, MI, OH etc seems like you’d get more bang for your buck. also, you can look at a City’s consolidation plan and what their plans are for development to get a good forecasting of housing booms.
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1 January 2025 | 22 replies
Areas with new businesses or developing infrastructure often show good potential for flips.Next, building a solid local network is key.
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28 December 2024 | 23 replies
I liked real estate so I got licensed, worked on a bunch of different RE strategies, started developing and managed to get myself stretched thin very quickly again, I basically made the pendulum swing way too far and had to consolidate again to find my path.
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16 January 2025 | 78 replies
There is strong macroeconomics because of the growing population, job market, and the major companies moving and developing here.
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28 December 2024 | 8 replies
I had grown very close to him and had developed a great deal of trust for this person.
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19 December 2024 | 2 replies
A wholesaler in Pflugerville brought me a deal when their cash buyer fell through, and it ended up being a win-win.Digging Into Pre-Development Permits: Austin has a lot of new developments, and I’ve had success reaching out to property owners near upcoming projects.
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19 December 2024 | 8 replies
Why would capital requirements be any less than traditional development?
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19 December 2024 | 1 reply
Recently Trump has announced the nomination of Scott Turner to be the new Secretary of the Dept of Housing and Urban Development, HUD.
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3 January 2025 | 45 replies
As a builder and developer in Chicago, I've been on both sides of the 'GC equation' - working with GCs and being the GC ourselves.
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5 January 2025 | 24 replies
This reduces exit options and affects the value. 10) Small number of small units is the most expensive residential development there is.