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Hi all,
What a great forum :D and the perfect place for me to vent today! As it happens, I am very concerned about my tenants - many Sec 8 voucher holders reside at my building and several of them are model tenants...
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Granted this is just my opinion, but it is based on 28 years of experience (including the '80s collapse of the TX market) and some careful looking.
I've noticed more For Sale signs in Austin and San Antonio lately, i...
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This week, one of the huge fires in California is close to my rental properties, which are a few hours' drive from my home. I was visiting my rentals last week; the sky was ugly with smoke, and everything was blankete...
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I am analysing the Buffalo, NY market and would like your opinion on whether you think it is an attractive market or not - and why!The facts are:Annual forecasted % change from 2017-21:GDP 1.6%Employment 0.4%Unemploym...
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I was surprised by the amount of long-term costs I calculated and even more surprised by what my biggest costs were going to be!!!! I also learned about better ways to estimate long-term expenses. Flooring and interio...
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Hi BP, How do you guys typically go about expenses on a SFH? Do you have a general rule, or advertise relative to what the market is offering? I have yet to purchase a property, but think it would be smartest to pass ...
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I have seen many articles on bigger pockets about Short Sale Riches, the McLaughlin and Jurewicz program, but what I haven't seen, is any evidence that anyone has achieved anywhere near the level of success that is pr...
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My wife and I want to get into flipping houses. We are thinking about buying a fixer upper that we can stay in while we remodel it.We live in Houston, TX/Galveston, TX area and have 15K in cash, so we'll need a loan t...
SO. i've been thinking about getting my RE license mostly to find and write my own deals but I've been busy juggling life. In the meantime we found another house for sale and are considering selling our house FSBO. ...
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Every real estate investment involves risk. Some investment properties have substantially more risk than others. Real estate development is generally more risky than purchasing a stable core asset in a large market....