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Is formal education (particularly RE development graduate certificates) better than hands on/ real world experience? I have done a couple rental properties, flips and wholesale deals and would like to move towards com...
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Looking at a four-plex that all four are currently section 8. The numbers look good, two the tenants have been long term, two new ones. At first look the section 8 looks like no big deal, should I be worried by this?
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Well I've written about prohibitive financing costs and the list of qualified buyers without qualified deals is piling up.
On non primary conventional loan purchases rates are in the 7-8-9-10%'s.
Few buyers are wi...
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Hello Everyone,
I am a Ph.D. student in Cambridge and I am preparing to start investing in Real Estate in a few years. Given my anticipated situation I think house hacking and renting multi family properties would be...
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Hi. Could someone give me their experience with Quickbooks, Quicken, or any other accounting software? My rental property is small and doesn't generate too much income, but I have expenses that I need organized. An...
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Hello to all my fellow BP members and followers! I want to reach out and open a discussion regarding the current market trends of REI in Austin, TX. For those veterans of Central Texas real estate, my question centers...
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The private lending world is rapidly changing, the once readily available private 30 year financing will continue to become harder & harder to obtain. Credit requirements are getting WAY more stringent. Say I hav...
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I'm looking for a property management system for 10 units and growing. I see a lot of people are using Avail, TurboTenant, Buildium, etc. I noticed that J.P. Morgan just launched a new service called "Story" for rent ...
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Anyone have tips on the best all in one self management software? I am starting out with a 4 unit apartment building, lower commercial space and duplex. The plan is to get that under my belt then continue to build agg...
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Local wholesaler gets a response from some bandit signs. A homeowner is willing to sell his vacant hoarder house and adjacent lot in a nice area in Los Angeles. Sale price for both properties is something over $500k...