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At the beginning of each year I take the time to research and reflect on various markets throughout the country so as to provide a road map to my acquisition search for the year. As an active buyer of apartment compl...
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In another thread this debate was started. Is your primary dwelling an investment?
One argument for is that you expect your primary dwelling to appreciate, therefore, it is an investment.
However, an a...
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I am curious on what BP members think the impact that growth in real estate investing, wholesaling, and direct-buy practices is having on the old agency-model of buying/selling? Has anyone come across any articles or ...
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Just doing an upfront due diligence because I am interested in working with them. Kindly let me know about any positive or negative experiences with Keystone Funding Network (Not Keystone Funding), I need to know abou...
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I think the constant discussion of California vs anywhere else is intriguing. So I pose a question. Hypothetical, if a person had a 2 million dollars to invest, they purchased property with 1 million in California an...
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I currently have 3 SFH rentals solely owned (1 in San Francisco Bay Area and 2 in Indianapolis metro area) and 1 apartment building in the Bay Area with co-investors). I have a lot of equity in the Bay Area house and ...
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As one who had never heard of the 2% rule or 1% or any of the other terminology that floats around BP,, I just became aware of the 2% rule. I was talking with a fellow from Oregon who was lamenting that there are no 2...
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I'm just curious what y'all think about the general market? Good time to buy or sell? Buyer's market/Seller's market/neither?
I had a discussion today with a Realtor who expects a rough time ahead....what with the el...
There are a number of seasoned investors on this thread, so I'd like to take advantage of that and post a deal I'm working on--in fact, using Charles Best's "Down Payment Assistance" strategy.
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Bet that got your attention! Don't get me wrong I am a huge believer in using private money but I would recommend that newbies not use it!WHY?! You may ask! Private money is great and will take you far but if you are...