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So the word is getting out.... Stage two bubble is here, but I'm curious about my neck of the woods. Have any of the Florida realtors notice a slow down in the past month?
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I had a rental house in Kansas City come vacant in January and hired a handyman ..in process of trying to become a contractor (he had recently formed an LLC company)... to replace some tiles and paint...simple job and...
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If this is the wrong place for this, please remove it.Recently, I have seen a lot of threads/posts come up on social media (I know, not very reliable or the truth) about how bad/hated STR is for local neighborhoods. W...
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I've been learning from Bigger Pockets for about two months now. I find it is by far the best place to come for expert information on Real Estate and it seems that there is no question I have that hasn't been answered...
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I made an offer on a home that was in the middle of a flip where the family ran out of time/money. I made a low offer hoping that she would counter and meet me in the middle well....."Hi Ryan. Without using up any mo...
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Are we still singing the same old song? "Prices won't come down!" I hope not, remember folks there is a lag between rate increases and falling equity prices. We are still running on comps from late 21 / early 22. If y...
I like to use Net Present Value when evaluating deals, but I don't see it a lot on this forum or other real estate evaluations. Can anyone shed some light on why not to use it?
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Door count is the worst (commonly discussed) metric in the real estate investing community. Why does everyone use it? Can we all decide to collectively kill it? Or are there some of you out there that stand by door co...
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The other day I grabbed $40,000 tax free from refinancing a duplex that originally started as an ugly duckling. As I was walking out of the closing on my way to the bank, I couldn't help but wonder how a flipper would...
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Do you have a college degree? If so, in what field?
Has that helped you in your real estate investing? Or do you think you could have done with out it?
I am a firm believer that our path in life has lead us where we...