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My wife and I are planning to invest in our first property in the next month or so. We will either purchase a property at an auction or do a short sale, etc. We are new at this and since we are doing this with out a r...
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Just curious what everyone thinks about the future of commercial real estate space. More retail going online only now. Large companies are saving money on office space by having employees work from home.Even doctors a...
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CONOR DOUGHERTY CONNECT
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BP,I am struggling on whether or not I should raise rents on about 20-25 units out of my portfolio. Where I'm located (southern state of IL) rents have kind of tapered a bit, and I realize how tough it is out there ri...
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Like the title says, I have good credit, lots of liquid assets and no debt. Problem is I just sold my business and am going into real estate full time so I have no income. I have cash to buy some houses, but not enou...
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Here's a very interesting article that predicts massive job losses in 2009 will cause housing prices to continue to decline. That will mean that 2009 is a bad year to buy a house as the buyer could be upside down soo...
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Hey Everyone!So I'm new to real estate and have a question. I'm looking to flip but am certainly open to buy and hold/rent. To me it seems that when looking at a foreclosure that it makes sense to pay a little more if...
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Morning, Bigger Pockets!I want to try to give back to the community that has helped me so much. If anyone has any questions on investing in the winery/vineyard space, agriculture, or questions about environmental issu...
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Is Loopnet the best source for self-storage deals or is there another website that focuses exclusively on self-storage? Also, if you're willing to share ways of locating off-market self-storage deals I'd really appre...
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I just got an email that sparkrent is closing its website to offer a "better experience" thru quick books. What are you currently using for online rent collection? And what do you like about it?