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I'm going to be purchasing my first property soon and I'm currently shopping for a mortgage. What are the top or most important questions to ask a mortgage specialist? In addition, how many days can you get pre approv...
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I'm a new real estate investor in Miami Beach trying to buy my first property, preferably locally*. I could spend at least $500,000 in cash on a property myself, $1-20 million if I go into it with a family...
More and more I'm hearing that STRs are going to be the alternative to hotels as it looks like a recession may be eminent. Curious to hear from the forum if you are seeing the same trends in terms of your bookings. ...
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As spring (slowly) approaches, the quantity of listings on the Oregon Coast will continue to trickle upwards, a good sign for buyers that have been looking to take advantage of the recent drop in mortgage rates.
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If you suddenly had $3 million in your possession, what would you do with it?
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Wow! 2020 is now half way over. Who would have thought that the country/world would be where it is today. It is not where I thought it would be. Nevertheless, here we are and it’s time to take an accounting to see whe...
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As one of our initial investments, we want to buy a vacation home (probably a condo, maybe a house) in Galveston, Texas. We live a couple hours away so could theoretically use this to vacation ouselves when it's not r...
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Hi All,We are wrapping up a 3-family condo conversion in Dorchester, MA (near JFK/UMass) and will be hosting an open house on Saturday, December 13 for anyone local who wants to see our work, network, etc. We will ha...
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Hello Everyone,How am i supposed to tell if something is a good deal? What numbers are your rule of thumb? I am able to add up all the bills to figure out what i would have to pay each month, as well as see what i w...
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My company manages apartments and 1 retail location for over 10 years. The retail location is just a fixed rent payment with no reimbursements.I'm looking to manage a small strip mall that has NNN leases. From what ...