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I know. You're like, why pay too much for either...?If you had to buy some properties in a short time frame and not every one of them was going to be a great deal (let's say you were convinced RE was the best inflatio...
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Ok so i get why its $100/door. It stems from actually putting money aside for future expenses.
My new question is what are you guys doing with this money? Id try to put this maintenance money for future roof replac...
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Well, mortgage have in fact fallen below 6% for well qualified primary home buyers. The effect on buyer activity (at least in our neck of the woods/waves) has been near instantaneous. Several investor clients that hav...
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A little over 10 years ago we bought a townhouse in Logan, UT when our oldest went to college. Her reduced rent was in exchange for being the property manager. Now that my husband has retired after 24 years in the A...
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The latest Texas Workforce commission stats are out. Austin Texas metro is still number 1 in the state for the lowest unemployment clocking it at 2.7%. That is a year over year decrease from 4.1%. The cumulative labor...
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This is the most intriguing time in the mortgage industry I can remember. Very challenging, but some optimism on rates, allow me to share some positivity: Rate increases this fast and this high havent occurred in my ...
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Well the uber doom-and-gloomers have been decidedly reticent of late. This changed recently in the blog arena. Changes in purchasing patterns of bonds later this year seem to have everyone in a tizzy now.
I renew...
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When using the BP calculators, how do you decide on your Annual Income Growth % (rent) and Annual Expense Growth % inputs? Do you set them as the same % or different? I'm skeptical of steady rental increases for 30 ...
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After 2020, we saw a significant rise in home prices and inflation, accelerated by a variety of factors. Many homeowners locked in mortgage rates at historically low levels, between 2.5% and 3%, providing a golden opp...
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What's your prediction for mortgage interest rates this year? Up, down, or all around?
What do you think and why?
Share your thoughts below! 👇👇👇👇
And, if you're still learning the basics of learning the method be...