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I hear the words “Cap Rate “ a lot. What is a cap rate and why re they important? Is it something added onto a loan interest rate or maybe equity in a property? What is a good cap rate?
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If this is the wrong place for this, please remove it.Recently, I have seen a lot of threads/posts come up on social media (I know, not very reliable or the truth) about how bad/hated STR is for local neighborhoods. W...
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Hello! Thanks for taking the time to read this. Here it goes.About 3 years ago, my husband and I (along with our kids and dog) moved into my parents home. My parents rent and the landlord was well aware that my family...
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Hello CA BP members!I am new to REI and joined BP several months ago. We live and Turlock and are looking for buy and hold multi family opportunities for cash flow. Unfortunately our area will not support cash flowing...
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Here is a list of 17 metros in the US that have population larger than 900k and median house price is below 400k:Which metro you recommend and which metro you don't recommend?I know California is not so investor frien...
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Hi, I want to get into real estate but don't know how and where. I have a remote job living in Austin and $120K cash and $20K on my employer 401k. If you were me, what would you do? My goal is to work for myself and s...
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It seems like they might be jumping the gun a bit. Yesterday they had an article that small time investors are leaving the stock market. But people...
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I'm looking to purchase rental property to buy & hold for positive cash flow.Unfortunately I'm located in New York City, where anything remotely close here is far out of my budget, and regardless, this is not a la...
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Hello! My wife and I are in contract for our first rental property, a triplex! The current owner has had it for 21 years and is older so rents have not increased over time. The current tenants are being charged $425 w...