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Economic Update
(Monday, June 14, 2021)
For a period of time between 2018 and the beginning of 2020, the “Real House Price Index” (which calculates inflation in the Housing Sector) was falling, because Americans’ bu...
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Hey all, I quit my W2 6 months ago with solid reserve set aside and a proven business model. My business is going well and my wife was being offered insurance as a part time RN, but as of December 31st they are resci...
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am 28yrs old in LA working in marketing. Right now I have about $20k in a high yield online savings and money market, and not exactly sure which I should focus on more - paying off student loans, saving to buy a h...
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Hi Bigger Pockets friends!
I am in a unique situation in which I’ll be moving from Hawaii back to the mainland within a year after selling my business, and I’m trying to figure out where to move to. I will have a mod...
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When you're buying a house using an agent, and the purchase contract has an inspection contingency period, and some fairly sizable issues arise during the inspection, does your agent: a) try to convince you these item...
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Hi All,I’ve been interested in real estate for awhile while saving over the past few years, and looking to become more actively involved in RE investing and potentially doing this part time for the near term to see ho...
What metrics should I be looking at to identify a good multi family property? Appreciate the help!
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I am considering buying my first rental property and wanted some feedback from people that have done it before. Feel free to tell me it’s a bad idea, give advice, encourage, or tell me your process. Everything helps. ...
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Hello,
Looking into purchasing a 5-10 unit property north of Boston. I was always taught that the value of a commercial property is
NOI/ cap rate= value of building
I have done my research and determine my cap ra...
I am looking to close on my first rental duplex in the austin area. Its slightly under the 1% (0.84%) rule from a rental income POV however one of the units has a long term disabled tenant and is in pretty bad shape. ...