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Hey guys, obviously I'm new to REI and trying to understand REI vs investing in the stock market. I have been focusing on SFR to buy and hold and I don't see the returns I do in my stock market portfolio (up 24% YTD)....
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So how much longer can this boom continue around here? I live in Palo Alto, where I have my main residence. I own rental properties in San Mateo, Foster City and East Palo Alto. The one in East Palo Alto I only pur...
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Real estate is a good enough investment as is - why tell people fairy tales?First off, I am talking about pure passive investing. If people want to get into the real estate BUSINESS, and do all the labor that is in...
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So, I'm still learning the ropes and not ready to jump in to actual investing just yet, but I just wanted to throw my plan out there and see what people thought of it (especially Kansas City folk). Obviously the main ...
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Those that actually read news and watch actual news programs (doesn't include NBC and msnbc) have heard the tape of Obama "loves re-distribution". WH has admitted tape is accurate, but andrea mitchell says nbc can't v...
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I drive a very old sedan. Most of my tenants drive nicer cars than I do. Now that I am considering purchasing a new(er) car that probably will be nicer than theirs, I am wondering whether to keep the old one to commu...
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They gave notice of move out end of March. I've had two showings in about 1.5 weeks. Usually I do an open house in summers but it's slim pickings and waiting for enough people to justify an open house is not feasible,...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community,I am considering signing up with Adwords Nerds (https://adwordsnerds.com/) for assistant in managing paid online marketing (pay per click, Facebook, Google/Bing/Yahoo).I have already run ...
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HiI am a newbie investor. I am interested in investing out of state as I live in California and our tenants rights are awful here. It is so difficult to get rid of bad tenants....plus the ROI here is not great. I a...
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Who has had their rental significantly damaged by a hurricane/tornado/flooding? What's the basic steps if the house isn't habitable? I'm guessing we end the lease, contact insurance, do repairs - then relist it for ...