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I am an advocate of "its better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it" I do know some people don't feel comfortable with open carry. I have heard the argument it is safer for some people to draw a...
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I've been doing research on markets for buy and hold for about a month now. I'm checking unemployment rates, population growth, purchase price, rent rates, percentage of renters, etc. and I'm still having trouble iden...
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https://www.ksl.com/article/50...I'm no smarter than the next guy and nobody knows the future. But my common sense tells me you can't increase housing prices 50% or more in two years and expect them to stay there. I p...
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If your thinking of starting to flip fixer uppers, buying your first buy and hold, or your just starting out in RE investment. It would be best to put those plans on hold for at least a few months. Just wait and see w...
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Ok Ok moderators.Before you go removing my post, I would like to say that Bigger Pockets has been one of most influential online platforms to my companies success. It's also played a major role in me getting recogniti...
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I know REI decisions are personal, I preach it all the time. I purchased the bulk of my portfolio between 2011 - 2014 and since then the properties have appreciated. So while the properties are performing from a cash ...
Has anyone tried crowdfunding? What is a good site to site to use? Have 5000 that i want to invest. Been researching crowdfunding. Anyone has any advise?
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So I owe two homes that I'm renting out, one tenant is paying just fine but the other tenant owes me two months of non-payment and are not paying since she's been unemployed. If she applies for unemployment, she'd be ...
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Few would deny that the market is cyclical. It goes up for a few years then down for a few and repeat. I want to hear from other investors your thoughts about how to handle this. We are nearing that top (especially in...
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I've done a few deals now, educated myself more, and now am regrouping for my next move. In doing so, I'm wondering if making money passively is possible remotely. Below is a 30-year hold (life of loan) KC SFH B+ Clas...