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The history of markets tells us that we will always have a crash.
This graph shows total consumer debt in the US since 2003
Housing crashes come from over indebtedness, this graph shows that US consumers have mo...
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National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun recently wrote an article stating that we're in a "Bizarre Market" in which he stated "With a strong economy and the lowest unemployment rate since 2000, m...
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Anybody here have any success stories retrieving money owed from previous tenants? One of my ex tenants left the house a mess, owes me a couple months of rent and a fee for breaking the lease early. We set up a repa...
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Quick survey here. I heard a quote from Rich Dad's tax advisor Tom Wheelwright saying something like "if you're investing in real estate and you're paying taxes, you're doing it wrong."
So, do you pay taxes? How man...
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Hello All - I spent the day door knocking on pre-forclosures and thought I'd share my results. I knocked on 12 doors, talked to 4 owners + 1 Facebook lead. Drove about 110 miles and actually had quite a bit of fun. I ...
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With the nonstop eviction moratoriums, is it possible to write in a lease for an annual lease to convert to a month-to-month lease upon any lease violation? Making it easier to not renew and avoid the eviction morator...
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How do you determine income qualifications for Section 8 tenants? Is it different from tenants who aren't on Section 8? Does 3x rent still qualify considering their income is obviously low considering they are receiv...
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I have a great tenant, going on Year 4 in a SFH in an Indianapolis suburb. I did a 6% rent increase ($90) for 2023-2024 and did a less than 2% increase ($30) this renewal 2024-2025. New rent is $1680. The increases a...
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Hey everyone!My wife and I want to get into a place that we can house hack a bit on the north side of Seattle. The challenge is that the market is hot, our income isn't huge, and duplexes are pricey.We have a few fri...
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Welcome to my weekly article, which I dub 'A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate,' coming at you live from Nashville, TN. Every week I write a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets,...