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We've been blessed with low interest rates, even for commercial properties, for several years now. Right now, http://www.crefcoa.com/apartment-rates-main.html shows apartment rates under 5% for almost all types of loa...
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have always enjoyed challenging widely held beliefs, probably because so many of them fall apart upon closer examination. Most recently, my contrarian radar started going off in the summer as talk of a Canadian housi...
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Hi all, I am planning on acquiring my first investment property (non-primary residance). I read the beginner’s guide on the site and planning on a simpler strategy for my first property:
-Goal: Cash flow
-Type: Si...
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Perhaps we will find out in the next couple of days one way or another if this will escalate further, what if Russia does invade Ukraine and the U.S. gets involved? Without going too deep, I am seeing speculation on a...
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I am new and just getting started in real estate. Can I get advice on how to take my first steps into real estate? How does one go about looking at the type of market it is in Texas?
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Hey everyone. I just wanted to see what sort of response I could get to this question as it's something that's confused me for a little while now. Thank you in advance for all of your responses! Sorry if I come across...
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I am fairly new to actively investing in real estate- however, I don't consider myself a newbie when it comes to understanding the economy and markets.
I hear a lot of discussion about a potential all market correcti...
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Most of us know that the Federal Reserve intends to increase interest rates over the next few years. Is this action likely to render the BRRRR strategy untenable? If BRRRR just becomes harder, how do you intend to ada...
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I'm thinking about a SFH or condo in the central west florida area (e.g. sarasota et al.). I don't live in the area so will use property management to rent it.
This will not be a business, more of a longer term inv...
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Hello all, I'm looking to make my first rental investment in south florida area when I relocate there in several months, preferably between West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale. The housing market is extremely inflate...