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Hello! This is my first post on BP and I am so glad to have found a place to ask all of my RE questions and connect with those who share a similar interest. I am fairly new to RE but have had a long time interest in p...
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Hello! I am looking into purchasing a second (vacation) home and would love to hear your thought on the pros and cons of going a conventional 30-year second mortgage vs. using a HELOC or Home Equity Loan on my Primar...
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I had a wonderful conversation with Linda Labbe from here on BiggerPockets. She explained how they manage CapEx risk together with vacancy risk to cancel each other out, by selling off the bottom 20% performing proper...
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I had the opportunity to attend this year's inaugural Best Ever Conference in Denver, CO. The presenters included syndicators working in apartment buildings and multifamily, self storage, medical office and assisted l...
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I just moved to the Dallas area. I’m trying to see what would be a good idea/investment . I have around $100K and I’m a contractor. I’d love to hear from you
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I am an insurance agent in Alabama and have recently been introduced to REI by a client. I insure about 60 single family dwellings for a guy in town and have been picking his brain each time I've met with him over th...
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Hello,I am in the process of setting up to conduct business in North Carolina (specifically in Raleigh and the Triangle area). As far as I have discerned, the area I am interested in has a high emphasis on knowledge ...
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Hey BP community! Experienced rehabbers, I am curious:1) What is your criteria for a fix and flip project (such as age of the property, location, size/cost of the project, etc.)?2) Why is this your criteria? Does this...
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Battling between two strategies right now for my first rental property purchase, and equally terrified of both. For the record, i work regularly in downtown Dallas, so consider commute costs (time and money)...Strateg...
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Here comes this
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/opinion/01krugman.html?_r=1
Wow, and I was so certain I could pin this mess ONLY on the Big O and Bubba from Arkansas...
But, what's this guy know anyway, I'd tell ...