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When learning how to invest in real estate, I often hear a lot of people say "know your market" or "learn your market". I asked someone how to do this 2 months ago and they told me I just have to get out there. Well a...
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As an agent in my first year in the industry, I am all about learning how to become better. I spend multiple hours each day learning about the market that I serve so that I will be well-equipped with information for a...
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I am trying to decide on which one of a number of properties is a good deal with the highest return. They are retail. The first is a shopping plaza at $7M with a 9% cap rate, the largest shop has a 15 year lease, howe...
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I need a room painted 9 by 10 roughly. My contractor wants $350 is this reasonable? Materials and labor
Thank u
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Notice to Readers:"Emerging Trends in Real Estate® is a trends and forecast publication now in its 37th edition, and is one of the most highly regarded and widely read forecast reports in the real estate industry. Eme...
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Hello All!
I just want to give a little friendly professional advice from a Realtor to certain flippers...
Every week I look at flips that are sitting on the market and in southern California if anything has been on...
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Hello everyone!
I'm excited to have finally joined the Bigger Pockets community! I live in RI and i was planning on purchasing my first multifamily property in January of this year considering i finally have 2 years ...
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Has anyone bought mortgage notes? I've just learned about it. Seems interesting. How would you go about buying notes? Do you need a team to take over notes
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I'm a first time self-storage owner; I bought an underperforming site 2 years ago, brought on 3d party management who doubled NOI, and now I've got 3x as much equity in the property as I put into it ($650k cash into a...
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Hello Everyone,
Happy to be here! I am an investor from Renton, WA and new here in Bigger Pockets. I am looking to purchase my first rental property before the year ends and I am seeking an area where I can get my f...