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Hi all! I am going to buy my 1st investment duplex in the next 4 months (BRRRR) and I'm tired of running myself in circles, but am not sure which route is smarter.I am highly considering buying a foreclosed property f...
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Correct me if there are things I'm missing, but here is why I think this situation is different for multifamily than any other recession.
This is not like any other economic crisis because the gov
immediately deci...
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Economic Update
(Monday, October 19, 2020)
At its core, real estate is a people business, and being kind to people is a business approach that never goes wrong. Being kind builds a positive image. It earns trust...
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Economic Update
(Monday, March 22, 2012)
The TV commercial used to say “When E.F. Hutton speaks everyone listens.” Well, E.F. Hutton is no more. Now we have the Federal Reserve. And when the Fed speaks, truly EVE...
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I just had a Phoenix tenant report that she has bed bugs. She said she has thrown 3 beds away trying to get rid of them. I suggested that they probably followed her from the apartment complex that she came from and na...
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Any silver lining there. 100,000 creditors. 78,000 homes empty, population 700,000, down 1,300,000 from the glory days. 40% of the street lights are out, half the parks closed and over 100 schools closed. Highest crim...
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Economic Update(Monday, February 22, 2021)
The minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s Jan. 26-27 meeting, released last week (after their customary three-week delay), show that members of the Committee ...
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hi y'allI'm free!!! My passive income from real estate more than meets my monthly expenses!!!What a unreal feeling!!Leaving my well paying job was final hurdle for the equation of new richAutomatic income , time, and ...
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Every person will be different, but how many properties have you found to be manageable to manage by yourself? At what point did it become too much along with your full-time job?I'm planning to buy 10 rentals over th...
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I am considering purchasing just south of Mass Ave in the South End. Those of you who know the area know it is a warzone line. But when will it gentrify I guess is the question? Anyone think it could be a good play fo...