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Hello BiggerPockets!I've been consuming as much content from BiggerPockets the past 6+ months to plan for an earlier retirement than I initially thought possible. I plan to ease my way into REI by renting out my curre...
Hey yinz,
I'm a Pittsburgh native house hacking in the city limits. I have one duplex, it's my first one, and I'm trying my best to wade through the laws. I have a valid occupancy permit, and I've been researching ot...
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I read that rents are down at least 3% in the hot markets of SF, NYC and Boston? Any landlord in these areas care to comment? If so, how does that affect the decisions to buy rental properties in these metros as the t...
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Hey Team,Had a theory that I've been pondering for some time and thought I'd open up the discussions. From a personal standpoint, I'm 1031ing some LT rental properties in Sacramento and was thinking of diversifying i...
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I noticed that we have had requests from Owner's to vacation rental their homes in Vegas as a method of trying to get higher returns. There is an issue that folks should be aware of, the county has put it's sights on ...
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Every year around Thanksgiving, the Real Estate Gods announce the new conforming loan limits for the year to follow. Whoop whoop!
Source: https://www.fhfa.gov/Media/Pub...
The following chart assumes that DTI, FICO ...
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Link to article:https://finance.yahoo.com/news...What possible motive would anyone have to write this kind of rubbish? It’s not investors reading this necessarily, the article was prominently positioned on the yahoo p...
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Hi BiggerPockets community,This is my first post but unfortunately, not a post with good news. I found a builder/developer that was advertising new build duplexes in an established community. The city where the new ...
Which websites, newspapers, or recently published books are best when trying to do research for real estate investing? Currently, I do not think my reading of the Wall Street Journal is cutting it. I am trying to make...
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Hi BP,
I am interested in learning more about getting into the hard money business. Let me explain my current situation and any comments or feedback would be much appreciated.
Currently I own 8 rental units in Nor...