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What are everyone's thoughts? How much longer do you think we will be in a "down" market? :crying:
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Economic Update
(Monday, May 31, 2021)
The one place that's rip-roaring in our economy is the housing market. In fact, home prices are accelerating, as the Case-Shiller 20-City Index shows. Year-on-year gains rose ...
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My wife and I have owned our primary residence, a small condo in Denver's Cap Hill neighborhood, for four years. It was our first real estate purchase with the plan to hold on to it as a rental when we decide to move...
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Recently my husband and I jumped head first in to being REI's and landlords. We've been looking for a couple of years for something to invest in, but he's not a fan of properties which need significant work and we hav...
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I have landed a job along Lake St. Clair and am considering moving to the area. My commute is pretty ridiculous right now. However, I know I don't want it to be permanent. I am torn between buying a place or just rent...
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Wondering what kind of advice you all have gotten after sharing your desire to become a real estate investor with others. I’ll go first! My husband asked his uncle (who’s owned several rentals) for some insight into i...
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Hello,
I could really use some help analyzing my first rental property. I financed this particular house - newly built in 2013 - as my residence using a VA Loan, (no money down) for 168,000. The home is loc...
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Hey everybody. Going to ask you to get our your crystal balls for this one but what do you think will be the best strategy for investing in 2021? I’m going to have about 50k in capital and searching for that first dea...
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Economic Update (Monday, October 12, 2020)
Make no mistake: no one has enjoyed this Pandemic and...
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Hello All, New Member With A Question,I'm hoping to tap the collective wisdom about our situation. We (myself and spouse) are relatively new to landlording, say between 1-2 years (5+ years if you include renting to f...