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Hello!
I've been working to get into the rental market in Jacksonville Florida with the eventual purchase of duplex and I have a few questions below that I think the BP community might be able to help out with.
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BREAKING NEWS..........................
“Detroit home values jump 20%, biggest gain in 2 decades”
DETROIT RESULTS ARE IN...
PROPERTY VALUES HAVE SKYROCKETED IN THE COMEBACK CITY...
RENT TO VALUE RATIO’S #1 IN US...
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This question is one I pose to anyone who has an opinion on the topic. Obviously we're all here because we like something about the idea of REI and passive income. As the process goes, we find a "good deal" in some ar...
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Any silver lining there. 100,000 creditors. 78,000 homes empty, population 700,000, down 1,300,000 from the glory days. 40% of the street lights are out, half the parks closed and over 100 schools closed. Highest crim...
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Former X's...DenverSeattlePortlandI've watched each of these cities kill it, first hand. And all of them had the same phenomenon... no one grew up here. I'm sure many other cities have seen or are seeing the same thin...
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Has anyone ever worked with New Western in Los Angeles. Just wondered how your deals went and if you were happy. Thanks
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Hello everyone! I'm Dayna, and I'm currently in South Florida. My husband and I have our home on the market, and we're taking our equity and moving to Pittsburgh as soon as we sell. I've been an accidental flipper in ...
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Hi everyone! I'm exploring investing in properties to place in the Section 8 program. These would most likely be $80K maybe less. A few quick questions please:1) Are there lenders who will refinance these down the lin...