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I believe that the Federal Reserve is going to cut rates by 25-50 bps at it's September meeting (no emergency cut), but that 30-year fixed rate mortgage rates will rise to upper 6s low 7s aro...
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There is a thread on BP about getting to $100M with some interesting commentary. A lot of the comments revolve around compounding rate and what is sustainable. It seems that growing your net worth should have some s...
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A couple of scary charts below (article link also included). I can't predict market cycles. For now, I am just attempting to stick with properties that cash flow in changing market conditions.https://wolfstreet.com/...
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@Amanda Han, I could use your help here...Meanwhile BP Nation, I need to know if it would be wise to move my money from a simple IRA to a Self-Directed IRA. I listened to Amanda's Podcast show #49 and it just seems t...
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How long do you guys think this downfall will start going back up? I plan to make my first investment in a year or two, just because I dont have money and im still in school.
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Hey there BP Community!I had a very interesting conversation the other day with a Buy and Hold stock investor who is completely sitting on the sidelines with Stable Funds over the next six months to a year. He said th...
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Inflation has only dropped my .1% and Feds are ready to do whatever it takes to drop that. I have been hearing on the streets that interest rates could* go to 12%+. That would be pretty scary heading into a full on re...
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Hi all,We are considering shifting our focus more toward STR, like everybody else :) There are a couple of Caribbean islands that are close to our heart, and that we feel reasonably safe starting out in. Questions as ...
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I’m looking into buying my first investment property here in Medford Oregon. It’s a bit stressful at the moment with low inventory and high interest rates. I keep hearing one day that the markets going to crash, rates...
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Hi all, just started listening to the podcasts & decided to join the site today. Looks like there's a ton of great information here. My name is Steven Darrow and I'm a relative newbie to real estate investing -...