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On his current cross country tour, "The Burning Down The House Tour", no that's not the right name, that's somebody else's tour; its the "All Weather Tour"; says that real estate should NOT be part of your investment ...
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Hi All:I live in the Washington, DC metro area. I need help getting off the dime and plunging into the buy and hold arena. I have cash to pay for the rental properties until I am able to consider leveraging it. I have...
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I know many don't really care about banking situation in our country. A couple sobering thoughts for those paying any attention.
1.http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/283688 FDIC lost money for first time since 1991...
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I am curious if any other Bigger pocket members have explored this are and can comment as to the market conditions and recommend any professionals (contractors, agents, inspectors, handymen, property managers, attorne...
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Here a good article by Forbes that breaks down a lot of the new stuff in the tax bill.
It clearly mentions real estate at least twice. The author argues that those who sell real estate could be adversely affected ...
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Hello,I am looking to buy my first rental property. I want to spend as little out of pocket as possible, and I am thinking that means I have to look out of the Chicago market and possibly out of state. Since this is m...
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The homebuyer/flipper company Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) is starting to look like a zombie company. Last quarter, they produced negative gross margins (-12.6%) and lost $928 million in operations. Their market cap (...
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Brand new, just got my approval loan papers last week and have seen 5 duplexes, run about 10 numbers/reports things to see how good of an investment it would be, and submitted one offer. (Which got outbid by 25% in ca...
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Did that subject title get your attention? Good! :) I saw this super-hype phrase used in a property listing yesterday. It also said Troy is the "new Saratoga Springs". The question I pose to our august Upstate New Yor...
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I am a real estate agent in CA looking to buy rentals in Arizona. What would you say is a hot city for rentals? I am doing my research but will love to hear from real people and investors. Thank you all in advance for...