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Do you guys only buy in good areas?Does anybody buy in bad areas or below average areas?For instance, property is close to "druggies " area....An appraiser came to a unit and there is a passed out tenant on the couch....
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Hey everyone!If you are looking to buy out of state for buy and hold properties, how do you decide if a neighborhood is 'good' or 'bad'? I've tried looking at areas via Google street view, but I know that's probably n...
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I keep hearing this is bound to happen, but I know that fundamentally the market is very different now than when things "crashed" in 2008ish. Who has data to show short sales are coming? Please show this with concrete...
We will have a few hundred thousand dollars to invest after our home sale. Not only do I want to avoid paying taxes on that money, but we want to invest it as well. Initially, we would need access to approximately $50...
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I have been bouncing around this idea for a few weeks. I currently have a debt free duplex valued at $185,000 that does $2,000 a month and a 7 unit building that has a lean against the building for a personal business...
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Hello Fellow Bigger Pockets members,
My name is Mikael and I have lived about 4 years in Playa Del Carmen Mexico. I´m completely new to real estate investments and have joined this forum in hope of finding ...
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Hello all, I am hoping to get some insights from real estate agents who do a lot of work with investment properties and short term rental acquisitions especially! How do you feel the market is nowadays? Are you still ...
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I've been working in West Texas for 3 years now. The price of oil drives the entire economy. Yet, with thousands upon thousands of oil workers getting laid off, the housing market remains sky high. Homeowners are just...
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I'm looking at buying/holding my second investment property which is a Multi family, 4 unit building in a rough neighborhood(c class) for passive income. I planned to house hack unit by unit, until I arrived to the pr...
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Like any other prudent real estate investor, I am constantly monitoring and forecasting as best I can the health of the economy. I have to admit, my heart drops a little every time I see a blog or social media post to...