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My friend has been working in real estate for 20 years. But always as an employee conducting settlements. Recently she has lost her job and has fallen on difficult times. Now she conduct settlements for a few attorney...
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Hi,My partner and I are looking for a 4-plex (we will most likely do owner-occupied for better financing) in the more Southwestern Houston area (think Stafford/Alief/etc), but open to other areas as well – the SW area...
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Jobs are back and the economy is recovering. How do you spin this doom and gloomers?
Jobs Are Back! Recovery Abounds
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[Disclaimer: This is an apolitical post, I'm a moderate of neither the Republican nor the Democratic party.]What do people think regarding the "Renter's Bill of Rights" proposed by Biden? It's yet to be solidified, bu...
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Hello all, I've had an interest in real estate investment for several years now (began learning/researching as a college freshman, now approaching 3 years that I've been done with school) but due to practical/financia...
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As we enter 2H 2023 and head into 2024, I expect mortgage rates will increase and eclipse 8% on average. First, I expect the federal funds rate to rise one more time by 25 bps, to continue to rise before settling in w...
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Hello BiggerPockets,I recently moved to Atlanta and I am not familiar with the real estate market here quite yet. I have a few different searches saved on Redfin, Trulia, and Zillow with homes for sale and rentals pro...
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Hello Everyone :)My name is Yoni, and I'm currently living outside the US - in Israel :) so I'll need to do a lot of work remotely...I have a background in investing in index funds, and also have one apartment in Isra...
Hi everyone!
I'm a recent graduate (22 yrs old) of Columbia University in NYC with a B.A. in Financial Economics. I just got a position to work as a real estate sales agent with a boutique brokerage in Manhat...
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I'm looking for a little guidance. I've been searching high and low for my first investment. I'm looking for a multifamily but what I'm struggling with is targeting a market. I have done a tremendous amount of researc...