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I noticed some BiggerPockets members asking about the rising cost in lumber and plywood, and given my background, I figured I wood (haha) weigh in on this subject. I currently work for a lumber company and I primarily...
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What cities do you all consider the best long term investments? I've had my eyes on western suburbs of Detroit and suburbs of Dallas TX like Fort Worth.
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I saw a TV show talking about the average sales price in the Bay area at 936k along with some tear downs in Freemont selling for 1.1 to 1.3 it was crazy even for someone like me who bought their first home in the la...
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Economic Update
(Yom Kippur Edition)
The second quarter of 2020 (April, May & June) was the mother of all economic contractions. Real GDP shrank at a 31.7% annual rate, the largest drop for any quarter since ...
I've been a BP member for over 4 months now. I have become interested in REI but today I have a more of personal situation rather than a business.So here is a quick timeline of events.- Early 2017 My family and I deci...
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Hello BP investors. I am all over the place looking for a market to invest. Norfolk and Virginia Beach, VA because of the possibility to do both STR and LTR with the same property). Memphis, TN and Birmingham, Al for ...
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Hello, I am a 19 y/o from Texas currently in my first year of college working towards a finance degree... Im very interested in real estate and the endless possibilities included in the business. I have been heavily r...