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I have been saving up for a while to purchase my first STR. I did some rough calculations and figured I should be ready to purchase in the first half of 2025. I had a meeting with a lender about getting a second home ...
Nine Million Americans Priced Out Of Housing Market As Affordability Crisis Worsens
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) estimates millions of Americans have been priced out of the housing market since January...
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Hi, I am new to Bigger Pockets and would love to hear your opinion.
My partner and I would like to buy our first property for house-hacking in Canada to start our journey in real estate.
We have been researching ma...
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I have been saying for a while that I don't foresee the mortgage forbearance and foreclosure moratorium turning into a foreclosure crisis. There are three reasons:
1. Some people have the money ,but took forbearance ...
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So I have a rental property here in North Carolina and I'm on a mission to acquire other buy and hold rentals. My issue is that 20% down on investment properties is a chunk of cash! Naturally, I would prefer to keep s...
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Just like the title says. New one to me. I knew she would be trouble when I met her at inspection but didn’t think she’d show her cards so early. Evictions take 8-10 months around here. Her unit is not in great shape ...
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I was having a conversation the other day with a good friend of mine who is in the development and asset management world about a property I'm interested in purchasing. The property is currently 100% occupied with se...
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I found this deal at a local REIA meeting. A realtor/wholesaler/investor had a single-family, 725 square foot, asbestos-siding, wood frame, house in a C/C- area four houses down from a major intersection that proba...
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Hello, Newer Realtor here. I currently have a listing and a buyer came to me with no agent asking if I'd represent him if I were to give him a 1% credit of my commission. CA commission is 5% total, 2.5% per side. He t...
Hello all, my name is Kevin Knox and I'm starting to research the real estate game. For a bit of background I just graduate in May with an engineering degree from UF, and I was fortunate to begin a job in West Palm in...