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I plan on buying my first rental property this year and my next major step is deciding on a market. I have a list of websites I will use for market information, but wanted to see what sites other investors swear by.
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Hello everyone, I like in Seattle, WA and just opened a construction company. We are doing Home renovations and etc. Business is going great and I’m saving up capital to purchase my first rental property. I’ve been li...
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Hello everyone! I'm new to real estate investing and am looking to make my first ever purchase this year. I am currently contemplating rental properties (SFH, multifamilies) with good cashflow in the Ohio (Columbus ...
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Step 1 Population Growth
Use city-data.com to research the city’s population
Goal: Since the year 2000, has the city’s population gone up at least 20% (Ex: Phoenix, Orlando, Las Vegas, Columbus Ohio)
Step 2 Incom...
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Hello Everyone! I'm looking to invest on a multi-family home in Cleveland. This will be my first multi-family purchase, I'm having hard time calculating possible operating expenses and vacancy rate on a property since...
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Hi Everyone :)I'm taking my first steps in real estate investing and am currently in the process of making my final decision in which market to invest...To the final run came Columbus OH, and Indianapolis IN, two citi...
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Hi Everyone,
I'm looking for a place where I can buy-and-hold multi-families and single family homes for the foreseeable future.
I know that it is recommended to invest in your own backyard, but I'm not to confident...
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Thoughts on these demographics? Retail strip about 9K SF. 100 leased. All mom/pop type businesses. Strip built mid 80's. Most tenants on 3 year leases. @Joel Owens??POPULATION 1 MILE 5 MILES 10 MILES TOTAL POPULATION ...
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I live in Chicago and there's been a lot of discussion recently on whether Chicago could follow Detroit down the path of municipal bankruptcy. Many folks believe that because Chicago is much more diverse in its indus...
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Hi all, I am an overseas investors, no experience in USA market. Actually I am a full time physician but very keen on REI. I am trying to find the best possible cities for buy and hold, I am cash buyer at least for th...