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Hi everyone, still pretty new to the investing game. I currently have a home that i’m living in and now have an opportunity to buy my first investment property. The owner of the home is from a family friend, parents p...
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Hi guys,There was a great topic on the real estate predictions. I cant find it.What do you think will happen with the real estate prices? Now the interest rates are 6.5% I see some prices are dropped may be 15K but st...
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Hello, We were out of town and our neighbors check on the heat etc at home when we are away. This time, when we were gone on vacation, our neighbors opened the kitchen sink faucet very little because it was freezin...
Hi Everyone, I'm new to Bigger Pockets, but excited to be a part of the community! My wife and I are in ongoing discussions on what to do with our only investment property at the moment. We currently own a townhouse...
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I was thinking about how much rents have increased in my area in the last 10 years and decided to do a little research. I used the St. Louis Federal Reserve website to look up info on average rents and to my surprise,...
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Even with the recent stock market chaos, there's some bright news for mortgage companies. Over the past 5 days, stocks like Rocket Mortgage have soared by +16.47%, and LoanDepot has jumped by +10.26%, thanks to fallin...
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Okay ladies and gentlemen. I have an interesting situation on my hands. We want to invest in real estate. We currently live in an FHA house in a gentrifying area. We bought our house for 110k four years ago. It's pret...
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I am struggling to sell my newly renovated 3/1 ranch here in Marietta GA. The feedback we are getting is that it needs an extra bathroom. I would need a permit and have room in the carport to add the bathroom. I have ...
Hello!I'm hoping to hear from anyone who currently has a short term rental in the Yucca Valley, CA area. What are your occupancy rates looking like in and out of season/year round? Is a short term rental still profita...
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Hi All,
I am a newbie from Minnesota trying to get into in rei. In my experience, real estate is pretty expensive here (not like NY or California though), it's hard to make the numbers working.
Is there any one fro...