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Being somewhat of a newbie, I'm taking full advantage of asking some embarrassing questions... just like the one below.
I want to live off the income of the properties I (will) own. Yet, if I'm only clearing a coupl...
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One of the biggest fear of new investors, home buyers, or someone who is trying to get into real estate as a profession, is what is going on with the market. In today's global economy, and with the pressures of COVID ...
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My gut feeling tells me interest rates are going to rise here in DFW here shortly. What key indicators do you look for, or what business websites do you monitor to figure out when interest rates may rise?
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I am aware of and follow the 1% "rule" when analyzing a new property and setting rent rates. Now I would like to have a discussion what Landlords are doing with rent rates seeing that property values have went up so m...
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Step 1 Population Growth
Use city-data.com to research the city’s population
Goal: Since the year 2000, has the city’s population gone up at least 20% (Ex: Phoenix, Orlando, Las Vegas, Columbus Ohio)
Step 2 Incom...
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This one is for all of my hard-working lender and broker friends on BP. As our firm grows and the volume of loans remains very high, I wanted to ask those who manage small-midsize brokerages questions on how to scale ...
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This market is odd. Rental prices in my area are all over the place. From strange high prices that don't make sense, to too many properties dropping their already sensible prices due to not leasing. I'm in the north D...
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Supply and demand. Housing affordability. Cash flow. Who has time to do all the real estate investing research required for 2024? We do. And we did.
👇👇👇Opportunities exist for investors in any type of market – incl...
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The whole story about how private equity firms and hedge funds have steamrolled into the residential home market to become this decade’s slumlords is a story covered on this blog before mainstream media even knew i...
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Hi BP,Looking for some advice from the BP community. We are a few weeks away from the sale of our NYC apartment. This will net us $300K profit that will have to be put into 1031 escrow to defer capital gains tax. I mi...