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Happy 2024 BP Compatriots! Congrats, you made it 😉.
First post of the new year, where if you haven't read one of mine in the past, I do a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. Plu...
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Hello there! New member here. I wanted to get experienced opinions on our situation. My wife and I currently own a house in Royal Oak, Michigan (Metro Detroit). we have decent equity in the house as we bought it in 20...
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Hello. This is my first post on BP!
I am new to the note investing world. To date, I have done traditional ‘buy and hold’ rental property investments. I currently own no notes, but I am interested.
I have a quest...
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Hi all,I’m in the process of buying a duplex but my wife (boss) advising against it because of hyperinflation. I’ve been trying to research and read up on hyperinflation with real estate. A lot of it isn’t good news. ...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community!
I hope everyone's investments are thriving as we navigate the ever-changing currents of the real estate market. I thought it would be valuable to kick off a discussion about the latest ...
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I am in Illinois and our minimum wage is going to $15 over the next 5 years. Who has experienced this and can you share what you have seen with rent increases over time. Â I have looked around at some other states and ...
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Hey BP Community,
I'm a new investor and currently have one property out of state that I bought last year. I was thinking of buying 1-2 more properties this year, but because of inflation the interest rates and cost ...
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Happy Wednesday all! I am new to BP and have recently taken a dive headfirst into learning all about REI and how I might be able to leverage some of the investing strategies to create passive income into retirement. F...
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I don't think I know the answer to this question. SOmeone help me out: if you assume that you can raise rents 3% a year on your projection, should you be assuming that a) you will see 1-10% increases in insurance, ...
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Hi! What would be your best advise for raising capital toward real estate projects in this market of extreme fear and rising interest rates?I feel like the 99% of investors fears are valid, however, I don't really bel...