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I have been reading about the 2% rule but seriously questioning its accuracy. I got a great deal on a house in a desirable area of Austin for $297k. The rental we are getting is high ($2500) for the area. However, acc...
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For those of you don't believe that we ALREADY turned the corner, here is ONE OF several listing that I ran into that are listed below that 2015/2016 purchase price...In San Francisco....A location....Removed by moder...
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Don't look now but mortgage rates have declined at an almost historical rate during the past month. Just 4-6 weeks ago clients purchasing second home or investment properties were being quoted in the 8%'s and even..gu...
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Just checked the total US money in circulation M2, increased from 15.5 trillion end of 2019 to about 18.4 trillion, roughly 20% in the first 5 month of 2020. Theoretically and historically, M2 is directly correlated w...
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I just finished watching The Big Short, a movie about the real estate bubble. I enjoyed the information in the movie but I was very let down by the fact that they never acknowledged the fact that subprime mortgages w...