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10 years as a Realtor and there is still so much to learn! As a member of my local Economic Development Council, I recently started learning about Opportunity Zones. It was a little hard to grasp at first, but after a...
Hey Guys,I have some thoughts / Questions for you RE Rock Stars out there....If the market is looking crash worthy, like my Northern California Market is looking, is this bad timing for turkey properties too?Do homes ...
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Long time away from this forum, but real estate is back in my life. I am now looking to purchase my first home instead of continuing to rent. Due to living in the expensive Northern Virginia area house hacking isn’t a...
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I listened to economist Diane Swonk from Chicago a bit this morning. She noted that new construction builders were not happy as they were not seeing the margins they wanted for the demand they have been getting for n...
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I'm in the Finger Lakes region of New York (5 hours from NYC), reliant on tourism area and some manufacturing. I'm scheduled to sign paperwork on Monday to purchase the duplex. It'll be tight but I don't know if I'll ...
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In 2018, I discovered a tertiary market in Milwaukee and began investing in real estate there (I live in Los Angeles). The town had been depressed for decades, with very low prices and minimal demand, mainly due to th...
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Where I invest (college town) there is higher demand for rentals.
Other than the obvious laws of supply and demand, what other economic forces put pressure on rent prices, both up and down?
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Real estate investors, along with the rest of the world, are experiencing an inflationary environment. Even investors with a diversified portfolio are looking for more ways to create an inflation hedge.
You're feelin...
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Am i thinking about this the right way?US dollar net value drops almost 7% in the last three months+An assumed true inflation rate of 5% (shadowstats.com)Loss of purchasing power 7% + Inflation @ 5%= 12% decline in ov...
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Hello,I am a frist time invester and I have a opportunity to invest in a 103 unit property in the Dallas Fort Worth Texas area.I would like to accomplish good cashflow and to leverage the property later to invest into...