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I'm reading a free book on REI from http://iloverealestate.tv/ in which the author talks about a rule she made up called the Rule of Two. In this, you divide the purchase price by 1,000 and multiple that by 2 in order...
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Hello All,I decided a few years ago that I wanted to get into the real estate business by buying and holding rental properties. Over the past 4 years iv managed to save around 150K. I live in Massachusetts near Boston...
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Is it just me or are about 25% of all real estate investors, also engineers? As an Engineer myself I could be biased but curious if anyone has insight. I know folks usually have professional background like IT, accoun...
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Morning everyone,I am looking to buy a home in May when my lease ends. I plan on buying a single family home with a minimum of 3 beds and 2 baths. I am currently renting a 2200 sq. ft. 3/2 house for $1500 a month. Aft...
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It seems like yesterday we were celebrating the new year but with the start of April, Quarter 1 2013 just finished! Also, with tax season finishing up, its time for some good ole' spring cleaning. While you're at it, ...
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Publicly available rental information is limited and too general to be useful. I developed software to extract rental data from the MLS for our specific property profile and target areas. I thought it would be helpful...
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Hi everyone,I am looking for an IRR sensitivity analysis template, any suggestions on the best place to find one?Thanks,Kyle
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Here is why (I believe) sending multiple mailers to the same group is a bad idea. Keep in mind this is my take on it. Use your own logic before you just blindly follow what everyone tells you to do (me included).
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How can I market short term rental without acquiring any permit?
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I am curious if anyone has employed the simple strategy I was thinking of for investing in any kind of property:1. Use something like ATTOM API to get historical sales snapshots, or just all the historical sales of th...