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I have convinced my wife to start looking for duplexes or triplexes to live in! I'm very excited b/c that will help our household increase its cash flow and we'll get tax benefits as well due to living in one of the ...
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Americans are increasingly favoring renting over home ownership according to the most recently conducted Freddie Mac renter survey. Furthermore, the survey takers responded that they do not see the current market clim...
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Coming to a neighborhood near you."The Los Angeles City Council adopted an ordinance on Tuesday, Feb. 7 requiring landlords to pay relocation assistance to tenants who move out after getting rent increases of 10% or m...
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I see rates on the internet for primary homes 30 year fixed rates. Is there a typically formula for how much that rate should increase if the property is an investment property instead of an owner occupied property? ...
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An interesting read: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/federal-reserve-to-lower-rates-six-times-says-ing-economics?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20%7C%2012/07/23
I’ve seen a fe...
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Economic Update
(Monday, August 31, 2020)
The US economy got crushed in the second quarter, with the worst decline in real GDP for any quarter since the Great Depression. However, the good news for real estate...
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Economic Update (Monday, November 2, 2020)
Today is Monday, November 2, 2020. Tomorrow is Election Day. S...
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My lender sent me an inquiries form that lists everyone who's run my credit this year. Two of the companies are the other lenders I was talking to before going with this one, but a few run my credit multiple times and...
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We’ve seen the internet modernize Real Estate with the free flow of information, mass exposure for properties, and even inter-corporation data exchange. But how do these changes affect the big players in the market ...
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I’m based in Utah. I’ve been thinking about househacking and would appreciate some advice, since I still don’t quite understand the advantage of house hacking. Two scenarios:
Scenario 1: House A
- Purchase price: $3...