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This might be an interesting topic born from another thread.
When is buying or operating in real estate a speculative venture and when are you investing? How do you define speculating and investing, what's the differ...
I ordered a book lately on RE investing from Amazon, and the guru started out with the typical hype, selling the sizzle and not the steak. You know, the whole, imagine yourself living the dream, not having to work,...
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Today there was an article on CNBC stating that Pimco's Bill Gross believes the MAX future returns in the stock market will be 5% per year. URL: http://www.cnbc.com/id/45474748
Just wanted to hear what everyone think...
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I've recently came into a few dollars and I have been interested in multi family small apartments. Any suggestions would help,Such as a broker that specializes in the multi family arena. I reside in Knoxville TN. By t...
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Good Morning BP,Bitcoin and Crypo are dropping... What does this mean for real estate?
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Hi all! Looking for some advice...My husband and I have been in our current home for almost 4 years. We are moving out of state in January (from Louisiana to North Carolina) and will need to sell our home. We have f...
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I couldn't find a specific forum for the greater peninsula area. I feel that many of the local investors are investing mostly out of state or at a distance. With only 1 or 2 so far that I've met that invest here in th...
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99% of the respondents will select 1031 exchange. If you know me very well, you know I march to the beat of a different drummer. I also like to play the contrarian.If I decided to part with one of my 150 unit apartmen...
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Hi BP Community!Would love to get your guidance as I think this might be my very first deal. -FSBO priced at $80K (free and clear)-Owner is an elderly man who purchased the lot for $60K nearly 20 years ago through a f...