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Economic Update(Monday, February 22, 2021)
The minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s Jan. 26-27 meeting, released last week (after their customary three-week delay), show that members of the Committee ...
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I've done quite bit of reading on real estate investing, listened to a lot of the great BiggerPockets podcasts and am very familiar with CRE (as I pro forma the financials from the end user standpoint). That said, I'm...
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Is anyone able to get to the 1% or 2% rule in Canada? If so where? And how recently did you purchase?
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Well, any hope of Seattle Prices Slowing down any time soon seem to be evaporating as the tech market continues to heat up!http://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/google-plans-big-expansion-to-south-lake-union/
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I wanted to give out some advice on appliances as an investor (I have over 100 units) who also happens to own an appliance store with repair techs. Last year we did over 10,000 repairs.
I’ve seen a few posts taking a...
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Colorado Springs is a good example of a secondary city that is currently inundated with construction cranes, university and college growth (UCCS is expanding fast) and a lot of out of state money (Colorado College par...
I did a quick search in the forums and couldn't find a discussion about gentrification. I live in New York and this is a HUGE issue because basically the only "affordable" real estate is in primarily minority areas. T...
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Hello,My name is Caleb Bryant and I have set a goal for myself to acquire 20 units by May 19th, 2018. To do this I am going to have to lay some serious ground work first, so I thought my best strategy is to come to th...
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Hi everyone. I am general contractor and thinking to build my first vacation rental.
I absolutely unexperienced in field of short rentals I have several questions.
1. Is it important you have vacation rental in Nic...
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We're closing on our first STR next month (yeah!) and need to get the property set up for renters. Please tell me about some of your favorite STR furnishings/kitchen items/bedding/towels/security gadgets/etc. Put on ...