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Illinois is enacting a statewide minimum wage of $15 per hour by 2025. Have any experienced landlords had this happen in their state or city and what have been the effect on rents? Drastic increases or gradual incr...
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With my burgeoning interest in real estate I decided to join Bigger Pockets to hopefully surround myself with people with whom I can talk about this business and maybe even work with in the future. In real life I'm su...
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Just announced. More than many thought including me. I figured 1/4 point then another in a couple of months.Should be interesting to see how things shake out.
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I just read it looks like HQ2 is going to NYC and Virginia. NYC for talent attraction and VA/DC for politics is my guess. Thoughts?
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Hello,So I'm still very much a newbie and this is probably a newbie question. I don't mean to offend anyone but I figured I'd atleast ask Why do Guru's or the Experienced Investors waste there time with Investor clubs...
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What an interesting, informative and exciting site! I have been lurking and learning here for weeks now. Thank you to all of you who share your expertise, experience and wisdom.
I have been actively looking for my ...
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Hi all,
This is my first post on this platform and I have been listening to bigger pocket for three months now. By the way kudo to David and his team for sharing knowledge that is valuable.
I currently live in Chica...
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I want to ask everyone in here what they would do if I had given them $20,000.
This could be answered 100 different ways and quite frankly I would love to hear all 100 answers.
Try to be as specific as possible, don...
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I’m playing with the idea of buying for cash flow and for occasional vacation use in either of these countries. I saw (online and YouTube) a couple very nice developments in Cebu (Mactan Newton) and Manila.
I have n...