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Welcome to A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate: a frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another.
Coming at you live from Nashville, fueled by t...
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Would or have you done a cash out refi at these low rates to just have the money in the bank waiting on a market correction?
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According to Reuters, S&P has downgraded the US Credit Rating from AAA to AA+ and may likely downgrade again in the next year plus.
Thoughts? Insight?
I realize this may get political, but think this is an impo...
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With 30 yr fixed rates close to the 8's, are we finally going to see a pullback in demand in San diego? That coupled with seasonality.
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I read that rents are down at least 3% in the hot markets of SF, NYC and Boston? Any landlord in these areas care to comment? If so, how does that affect the decisions to buy rental properties in these metros as the t...
I have 20 units.. For most part, tenants are usually good getting rent paid.Stimulus plan is irrelevant if there is no consequences to not paying rent! They've banned evictions. So the tenants are not paying. Now what?
First and foremost, I am an idiot. =) .. now that we got that out of the way.. I guess because I do not want to hear the pay down your debt, get rid of debt, get your mind out the gutter talk. A little about my situat...
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What's up BP fam. I've found a potential seller interested in seller financing (contract for deed) through a title company. It's a fully rehabbed EOG townhouse asking $65k. What I'n thinking to offer is $4k down and $...
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I came across this video by Alex Jones.
The Obama Deception:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNQeom4iY9k
Very heavy on conspiracy theory but it's scary even if it's only partially true. This is not an anti-Obama pie...
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Hello BP Compatriots! Below is a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and/or financial markets for the week. Let me know what you think in the comments and what you are seeing in your local market? (I'm ...