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hello :)I have been reading as much as I can about real estate investing for the past week, and one article I came across in Reddit made me especially curious to how other investors think.The article explained: "So yo...
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Trying to decide on using reserves to pay off rental mortgage or keep. I am retired, 72 and own 4 college rental houses. Zero vacancy as housing shortage is acute and typically let students pick their successors. I st...
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I know there has been much discussion lately on allowing therapy animals. I have never been asked, until now. Phone Caller: Do you allow therapy animals? Me: Do you have the proper paperwork for said animals? Her: No,...
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Did anyone see this? I missed it and its transportation department not HUD but I think its a significant development around formalizing procedures around emotional support animal : https://www.nytimes.com/2020/1...
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Hi everyone,
I spent 2.5 years building what we thought was our forever home in the Bay Area. We did things that would not make sense if I were building it as an investment property. Due to some life changes, we are ...
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hi BP
I know that I have trained myself to not emotional buy in my properties.
in fact it's super hard to even try b/c I've trained to walk away at any time.
I don't have much experience in selling bc I buy/hold.
bu...
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I am looking to invest in single family or duplex in Arizona and Nevada. Can you please recommend if there are good markets here? Can I connect with some real estate professionals who work with investors for these mar...
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I bought an out of state property and have about $50,000 left to pay off for the loan. Anyone know if paying 1 huge principle payment at the end of each year would pay it off faster verses bi weekly payments?
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What do you find as the best data source for house prices? I notice significant difference (up to 20%) for the same property on Zillow, Redfin and Homes.com. Zillow consistently shows prices much higher than Redfin,...