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I was watching CNBC and caught about 5 minutes. They had a bunch of "experts" and were discussing real estate and the housing "bubble". I had to run. Did anyone see the whole thing? Fill us in . . .
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I just read a great article in the Wall Street Journal by Jonathan Clements about the 5 key risks of real estate in today’s crazy market. The risks he points to are:
1) Borrowing Too Heavily
2) Selling your property ...
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So, after drinking up as much of the bird doggin' wholesaling lingo I could, I decided to use my lunch today to go out and do some REI therapy, AKA: find absent owners or do some bird doggin'.
After about 15 minutes,...
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Just got the verification today on a small house large lot in Alamo California. My team will be tearing this one down to one wall. (existing 1500sqft) We will be building a 4000 sqft new house in its place. Lot Cost $...
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Hello,
I just had a lively discussion with a realtor who was chastising me for how I was computing my comps.
Basically the discussion came down to what to include. Based on the comps the realtor pulled, the price p...
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Im from so cal and trying to get started in real estate business, in it for the rental property business with cash flowing units. Was thinking of starting with sfh and then scaling up to multi family units. However,...
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Hi Everyone,New to BP in the last year. Decided to take on a second career in real estate. I've done some decent research in the last year and am currently in the process of getting my real estate license here in Ar...
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Good Day/Evening Bigger Pockets!Tonight, I wrote down a goal: Save $10,000 to invest before Oct. 7th. As I began thinking of ways to accomplish my goal, a thought about how investors are being frugal came to mind. Ple...
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This morning we successfully closed another wholesale transaction. This was our first time assigning the contract. It was nice not being required to attend closing. So far we have been able to wholesale 4 propertie...
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Hi BP,
What makes today a great time to buy real estate?
What makes today a bad time to buy real estate?
In my opinion, what makes today a great time to buy is low interest rates and the ability to lock in a 30 yr...