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Gold broke the $1000 an ounce barrier last week and is zooming up over $1100 as I write this. It seems to me that the money that the Fed's loose monetary policy is going to come home to roost. If I recall the 1970's a...
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Three large US trusts plan to jointly make multiple real estate investments over the next few years, starting now. Absolute NNN Retail looks like a very interesting category. I am the only person with the decision mak...
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Illinois is enacting a statewide minimum wage of $15 per hour by 2025. Have any experienced landlords had this happen in their state or city and what have been the effect on rents? Drastic increases or gradual incr...
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Hi all. I really probably should have known this prior to investing in my first couple properties, but what is the definition for each class in multi family? A, B, C, and D ? Is there more than D? What do you invest i...
I am new to realestate investing. I plan to buy my first property before the year is out. I notice some turn key companies (norida, roofstock) Wanted some opinions on buying turnkey or buying and rehabbing myself. By...
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Economic Update
(Monday, June 15, 2020)
It’s official: The longest expansion in U.S. history ended in February as the economy fell into a deep recession, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research (“NBER”...
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Hi all, this is my first post, been reading tons on BP. I have a couple rentals and decided to do a flip this year. Its just finishing up (next couple weeks) and one of my tenants approached me about purchasing the ...
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I am in contract to buy a Free standing property leases to a national pizza chain. I am picking it at a high cap of 9+ with only 2 years remaining in lease. They have been operating this location for almost 23 years a...
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Hello everyone I just took the last 6 months to complete my real estate license. Know that I got that out the way my friends are family are wanting to buy a home or sell. I guess I never got the license to sell or be ...
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Urbanization is the growth of cities into the surrounding suburbs and the transformation of once rural areas into cities. Urbanization is here and it’s here to stay. In fact, more than half of the people on Planet Ear...