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Economic Update
(Yom Kippur Edition)
The second quarter of 2020 (April, May & June) was the mother of all economic contractions. Real GDP shrank at a 31.7% annual rate, the largest drop for any quarter since ...
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Hi everyone! I've been perusing the BP site and listening to tons of podcasts for a few months now and it's finally time to get going. I live with my wife and six-year-old son in Washington, DC. I'm a systems engineer...
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I am currently looking at a foreclosed home and planning to buy and rehab. As a foreclosed home, it has mold and bad roof. The question I have is, in order to make it rent ready and not to spend too much to make it lo...
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As we see signs of health and potential growth in the DFW real estate market, this could be underpinned by strategic adjustments to emerging challenges and opportunities. Despite the growth in the DFW housing market, ...
I don't consider myself an experienced landlord/real estate investor by any means, so I don't know the correct terminologies and I don't know if I'm thinking about the right factors. That's why I'm hoping this commun...
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What’s some strategies you’re taking in this current market?
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I have been learning a lot about wholesaling in the past few weeks and have decided that I am going to pursue this as my starting strategy in REI. I live in the nicest part of Washington D.C. And the market here has a...
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Wondering if I can place luxury vinyl plank flooring right over existing ceramic tile without having to level the grout lines. The grout lines themselves are not much deeper than the top of the ceramic tile(See pictur...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Phoenix.
Purchase price: $213,000
Cash invested: $47,000
Cute and quaint home! Home features fresh paint throughout interior. New...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Phoenix.
Purchase price: $213,000
Cash invested: $47,000
Cute and quaint home! Home features fresh paint throughout interior. New...