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How do you know if a given Market is Overvalued or not? Anyone?
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Big question - why hasn't anyone applied data science and machine learning in the real estate domain?With the recent (7 years?) advances in natural language processing, image recognition and the validation of various ...
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I was listening to some old podcasts from "The Real Estate Guys" today. They had a special guest speaking about using life insurance as a better bank account for REI's.
Has anyone used Whole Life Insurance as a bank...
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Hello, this is my first post I'm new to the forum and I'm a newbie to the real estate world.Does anybody have any experience in investing in Spain?I'm currently living here and it's where I plan on starting my venture...
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I am just starting to acquire rental property and curious what others consider the minimum cash flow requirements for deal analysis. Per month and per unit, after expenses and debt service. Also, self manage or pay p...
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Hello BP Members,I hope everyone is staying safe, healthy and sane in these crazy times. I am currently under contract on a vacation rental in the Smoky Mountains (approx. 10 min from Pigeon Forge), with a closing da...
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Hi BP members,I am looking to invest in a SFH that cost about $400,000. With 20% down the property will negative cash flow $500/mo. It breaks even @40% down. One lender advised me it's better to negative cash flow ...
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I’ve been listening to a gazillion podcasts, reading books, articles, running numbers, day in and out.....ANYTHING to educate myself on this process! Got my money/funding in place... I even worked with a realtor in my...
Ok here goes.... I’ve finally put some of the useful knowledge I’ve acquired over the years on BP into action. My strategy is buy and hold and I’ve just acquired my third deal. I now have approx $1M in rentals but am ...
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I was interested to hear what others might be doing in securing non-bank financing. We all have a circle of potential lenders/acquaintances that we could tap, without the hassle (or outright impossibility) of dealing...