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31 May 2017 | 24 replies
The house is in a high appreciation neighborhood and our prediction is a value of ~120 within 5 years.
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28 October 2019 | 20 replies
Repair could be shorter then predicted but maybe you could also just release her from the lease if repair is too long.
28 December 2015 | 12 replies
Just beware that since you can't predict it you should try to have enough reserves to weather a rough spot.
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14 January 2013 | 3 replies
I predict my ongoing use will push things up to 10-15% personal use.Is it acceptable to depreciate 95% of it and then in 2013 as personal use rises, expense 80% of fuel/insurance/maintenance to the business?
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13 February 2011 | 7 replies
We test these predictions by comparing home sales in which real estate agents are hired to when an agent sells his own home.
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29 October 2019 | 55 replies
I predict a lot of pain (financial and otherwise) until you heed it.
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19 June 2022 | 19 replies
Bitcoin is down 52% and that's strong relative performance to other cryptocurrencies.Real estate is the last asset class standing in terms of holding it's value relative to inflation, and I think that a lot of folks are rightfully worried and/or skeptical that prices will hold in the real estate market in coming months with further rate hikes from the Fed expected.The only way that an investor could have "won" in this environment (other than real estate... so far) would have been to buy commodities and accurate predict the rise in prices for things like oil, raw materials, and food.
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24 February 2021 | 23 replies
If the numbers above played out exactly to our predictions above without the cushion, total initial investment amount would have been 52,000+13,650+1,250 = $66,900 whereas the 75% loan amount would have still been 95,000*0.75 = $71,250.
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12 June 2020 | 14 replies
People rent because they don't want maintenance headaches, and their housing expense is stable and predictable.
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1 February 2021 | 12 replies
(The Why is more important than the Goal).Goal: To invest in Investment Real Estate using a buy and hold strategy.My Why: So that I can generate Predictable, Sustainable Income that will allow me to retire (I'm 65 now) and live at a HIGH standard of living with no fear of running out of money during my lifetime.Once we have this they we ask ourself which property should I buy?