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Economic Update
(Monday, March 22, 2012)
The TV commercial used to say “When E.F. Hutton speaks everyone listens.” Well, E.F. Hutton is no more. Now we have the Federal Reserve. And when the Fed speaks, truly EVE...
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Background: I'm an accredited investor with some cash I'd like to put to work in real estate. My goal is to build up passive income generating assets over the next 5-7 years to achieve financial freedom. Although I've...
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Hi all,I'm working on offering a free report to commercial real estate investors and multifamily property owners as a way to build my authority, credibility, and expertise in my local community, and I'd like do get yo...
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I know this is one of those questions that is difficult to answer with out the specifics so I’ll narrow slightly down to the markets of Pittsburgh and Atlanta since those are my areas of interest.
Through my research...
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I am purchasing a home in Wisconsin and offering it for rent. I have had a veteran ask me if I would be interested in offering this home as a Veterans home? It sounds interesting to me and would like to entertain this...
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My wife and I are first in line to acquire a profitable wedding venue in Illinois. We need creative/quick financing on a $5mm property. We have an NDA, LOI, and a contract, so no questions about the property please....
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Do you allow pets in your short term rentals? There is good justification whether yes or no. We find it works for us in the summer season but it depends on your risk tolerance as pets can significantly damage your pro...
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I typically always do 1 year leases but I had recently agreed to rent my unit on a month-to-month basis to someone starting 6-1 while they had a new home constructed estimating that it would close sometime later this ...
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Hey guys, need some advice:
I am looking into rehabbing for buy and hold deals on houses. I can find the deals near my area (1 hr away & hometown), that show about 8% IRR in our model. My parter provides the mone...
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Hey BPers!
My husband and I have a house in VA and we live in Kentucky. We are working with a realtor who did some comps for the area and told us we won't be able to sell the house for what we want because there are ...