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Economic Update
(Monday, May 31, 2021)
The one place that's rip-roaring in our economy is the housing market. In fact, home prices are accelerating, as the Case-Shiller 20-City Index shows. Year-on-year gains rose ...
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I want to have some meet ups in my area to build connections with local investors, but I don’t have any experience and don’t have the funds for a deal currently. However I hate to sit around doing nothing other than l...
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Hello BiggerPockets, I've been sort of lurking for long time and trying to educate myself, but after doing a little math at the end of 2019 and realizing that from mid-2017 to the end of 2019 our net worth went up abo...
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For the last few months, i've been VERY eager to start my vision of becoming financially free through the house hacking method. I've listed to MANY BP podcasts explaining how people buy a duplex or 3-4 unit property ...
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This will likely turn into more of a Diary of a Flip but wanted to change up the subject.
The Adventure starts with the picture of outside and inside of the house I purchased last week. I'll write more about...
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hi everyone this is a follow up to my previous question i am thinking that if i have to pay this realtor that is representing the seller 6 percent i might as well get my own realtor to represent me. mainly because th...
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I am reading headlines about the market plunging worldwide due to the likelihood of a Trump win. What could this mean for real estate? Is anyone holding off on buying until things settle down a bit? Any reason to b...
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My father passed away last October. He left his house to me, my brother and sister, equally. We decided to put it on the market, since co-renting it would be a hassle.
I've considered buying out my brother and sister...
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All, I've been poring over the numbers for a park just north of Rochester, MN and would like some other perspectives. The park is Oronoco Estates, and I'm guessing a few of you have looked this one over already. I l...
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Guys I am in need of some help with my SOW and budget for a property I am purchasing. The property is an older property (built in 1920) and I am picking up the property for $45k with an ARV at $180k. The problem is ...