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I received a letter yesterday that said this:This letter is to inform you our client is interested in purchasing your property at [redacted]. We recently represented a cash buyer who purchased a home in your subdivisi...
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Hello everyone,I own 6 rental units in the city of Los Angeles and am new to this "rent freeze" topic.Given that Los Angeles is rent-controlled, does anyone know the following:Once the rent freeze is removed, will the...
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Top metros for job growth
A review of the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows only 12 of 389 metro areas posted a decline in job growth between May 2021 and May 2022.
The average metro recorded a 3% increas...
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Is anyone buying investment properties in todays economy? Seems like the interest is high enough to scare a lot of buyers away. I am getting in to the rental business and am quite skiddish on paying 6% + for a house.
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One stated benefit of investing in real estate is price appreciation. However, if you look at inflation adjusted real estate prices for the most part there isn't much appreciation. There are specific points in time ...
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On Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 2:00 pm, the Federal Reserve Bank raised short-term rates by 0.75% to fight inflation. The Fed’s benchmark interest rate is now between 3 percent and 3.25 percent.
The interest rat...
I haven't seen it in the several markets I buy in, but then, this is supposedly a leading indicator. That looks like a "Thud" (loud noise follows) to me.
"Explosive Inflation Leads To Record Collapse In Home, Car P...
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Every morning, the first thing i check is the US Dollar index, not the VIX as the dollar index is an indicator for me where things are headed. We are at a critical junction right now as once the dollar index breaches...
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We talk about Financial Freedom here on BiggerPockets all the time, and most members of this platform invest in BOTH real estate and stocks. I think that we haven't really spent enough time emphasizing just how bad th...
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I have a warehouse in downtown San Antonio I converted to office/retail suites about five years back. Most of our tenant leases have renewal options with automatic 3% rent increases each year. However, a few of the le...