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Welcome to my weekly article, which I dub 'A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate,' coming at you live from Nashville, TN. Every week I write a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets,...
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I have set myself a goal this month of learning how to analyze deals well. One thing I am currently struggling with is ARV and estimating rehab costs. I have an agent who can pull comps for me, but when the comparab...
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My husband and I are planning to do our first flip.. we've been researching different kinds of financing and see hard money to cover the purchase price and a heloc for downpayment/reno costs as our best options. We h...
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I'm invested currently in residential real estate, 3 homes. Looking at making the cross over to self storage. Was wondering if someone experienced could take a look at a potential deal and see if I'm missing anything....
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I recently found a property with my partner. It looks good but I’m wondering what you guys think about it. Don’t take it easy on me. Be honest and blunt.** Property Description **Address: Rapid City, SDType: HouseBeds...
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Hey guys! Just wondering, at this moment in time I have a 800 credit score and make around 60k after taxes, however I’m not able to save most of it due to aggressively paying down my student loan debts. In light of w...
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I've been listening to the BP podcast and just finished the one with Ashley Hamilton. This had me questioning if it actually made any sense to invest in a more affordable market than mine. At the same time, keep renti...
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Hello & Good morning all! I spent my Sat morning & afternoon yesterday driving around and looking for opportunities. I ran into a couple who are distressed sellers and they need to sell their home asap. I loo...
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Hey all,What's your favorite place to go for supplies, namely flooring/carpet, other than the big box stores.. Cabinets, appliances, fixtures, flooring, Plumbing, electrical, supply, etc.. I've hit up Morris Habitat ...
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Hi all, new to the forum and just wanted to gain some insight on the fl market pertaining to some things I have heard on the topic. It is no secrete that recent property listings and price of said listings are not mee...