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Terms in CRE lending that everyone should know...Adjustable Rate Mortgage: Mortgage where the interest rate adjusts periodically up or down through a set index. Also called a floating rate mortgage.Adjusted Gross Inco...
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We may be witnessing the largest financial collapse in centuries. Take a step back and look at what is happening:
ï‚· Subprime meltdown
ï‚· Housing bubble
ï‚· Foreclosure crisis
ï‚· Bear Stearns collapse
ï‚· Country...
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I am 50 and have a goal to replace my income, or at least a lot of it by 60. My wife and I have strong W2s and are closing on a 300K HELOC this week. We are in process of building an Airbnb (Den Modern Cabin in Adir...
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Hi Everyone!
I've spent the last few years watching and being inspired by Bigger Pockets. I am a dual citizen, and find Canadian real estate is just too expensive.
There are really cheap duplexes in the US, such as ...
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Does anyone have any thoughts on my current perspective: Properties have appreciated at a crazy rate in a short amount of time. Interest rates have since increased and may stay that way or go higher for the forseeable...
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I have been doing HML for a few years. Really enjoy it and the returns have been pretty good. Am I crazy for wanting to start a private fund for HML? I really don't know anything about it except it requires SEC paperw...
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Howdy BP! I'm hoping to get some feedback before I make a mess out of an already sticky situation.Here's the deal: On a duplex I recently purchased, the upper unit was vacated before I took possession. Cool, because t...
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Just wondering ...I had a recent bad experience with a plumber that somehow convinced me that the 50% upfront and 50% at end was on the up and up.
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ive started a bandit sign campaign that's gotten nothing but attention from old hags that are "bothered" by signs that are put up 50 ft away from their residence .
ive received 2 inquiries so far and 1 guy si...
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Even though Net Present Value is used mainly in financial management I think it is probably the best ratio/calculation for analyzing a real estate deal. Unfortunately in Real Estate Analysis people usually use mainly ...