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Join us as we explore the driving forces behind this year's market gains and why some investors are shifting their focus to real estate.
The 5 powerhouse companies dominating the market
The stock market has been gar...
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Hi folks - Purchasing an STR condo in FL that is currently managed by Vacasa. The seller tells me they have a 90-day notice w/ Vacasa, which they apparently have not given Vacasa yet. I got a hold of the Vacasa ...
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Greetings BiggerPockets members!
Every year I make a post on the "Top Markets for the New Year". Sources include IRR, Realtor, Urban Land Institute, Uhaul, etc.
I again wanted to share some of the data we use, when...
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Hey guys!I have two directions I can take to get my foot in the door of real estate. My first is to buy the house I am renting from family right now. It is a 3 bedroom 1 bath single family house built in the 1940s wor...
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The $8k first-time-home-buyer-tax-credit deadline is fast approaching (Nov 30th).... will Congress extend the credit as to not endanger the fragile beginnings of a housing recovery? Can the federal budget handle bill...
Hello everyone,I'm 38yrs old, after living in NYC all my life, I want to start a new career as a real estate agent and investor in Tacoma/Puyallup Washington. I appreciate any advice on how to become an agent in Wash...
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Hello BP Community!
I'm looking for some guidance on whether or not starting an LLC for your real estate investment assets is a great move when you're just starting out? Is it worth the hassle or is this step someth...
hello I'm interested in multi family buildings I am at the very beginning stages but I have some concerns when it comes to getting the loans from banks.
if I were to save up the down payment on a 1,000,000$ building ...
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We are debating between selling our first primary residence or keeping it as a rental. It's a beautiful custom home, one of the biggest and easily one of the nicest homes in a so-so neighborhood of Oakland, CA (i.e. "...
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I'm looking at a property for a potential buy and hold that's currently in a 100yr flood plain, but it will be converted into a 25 year flood plain under the new Atlas 14 changes. I'm trying to asses what financial i...