Welcome to A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate: a frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another.
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I've been investing in real estate from afar (accredited investor) for years, but I now want to get into owning properties myself.  I'm <5 years from retiring, so in this time period, I'd like to build a portfolio ...

So the word is getting out.... Stage two bubble  is here, but I'm curious about my neck of the woods. Have any of the Florida realtors notice a slow down in the past month? 

Economic Update
(Monday, April 5, 2021)
Given the news from the labor, real estate, and manufacturing sectors, it's no surprise that “Consumer Confidence” in the U.S. has increased to the highest level since the b...

Economic Update(Monday, May 3, 2021)

Here’s some fun facts. According to University of California Davis’ “Road Ecology Center,” Los Angeles traffic patterns changed dramatically during the pandemic. In March of 2...

The days of oversaturated vacation and short term rental markets might soon be coming to a close. 
Without question the Pandemic fueled activity and mortgage rates drove investment and inventory of STR's and vacation...

Hey everyone,I have been debating switching my primary real estate focus to multi-family and have been researching a lot of different mentorship programs in hopes to get right in working with folks who are experienced...

Hello, new to STR and selling my business.  I want to invest $1M into real estate.  In my mind, I want to buy a near-beach/ beach front condo/house with cash and use it as my cash flow.   Since I won't rely on this ca...

Hi everyone,
I've been looking for properties for months and am still having trouble finding properties that cash flow. I'm aware that with high interest rates and the crazy rates of appreciation we've experienced wi...

Dollars are doomed. Well maybe the fears of de-dollarization are a bit inflated (like everything else!) but more out of a lack of options than the strength of the currency. The harsh reality is that the United States ...