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Pretty interesting article on how accounting tricks have created funny money in tech hubs like San Francisco and Seattle that have inflated the real estate markets:https://www.redfin.com/blog/2017/09/when-even-tech......
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"SmartAsset reports that the average Austin household can afford a home priced at $317,000.
However, the median home value in the area, ... is $378,300"Where do we go from here?faster rent growth?bubble bursting ? ( ...
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Hi fellow BPers. I am a real estate newbie having been in the game for almost a year now. I'm currently in the raising capital stage to eventually get into buy and holds. I have been doing this primarily through worki...
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Moving across the country for a 2-year graduate program with a $120K total cost of attendance over 2 years (includes room & board) after scholarships.I own a 3b/2.5ba townhouse in Los Angeles (Culver City area) th...
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I've been talking to several investors, attorneys, and CPAs over the past 6 months about this, including Mark Kohler and Anderson Advisors (Clint Coons' company). I have yet to choose who I want to go with as my atto...
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I am potting this out there to see if anyone has had a similar experience or has any advice!
I am 26 and I have a mountain of student loan debt (230,000 ) Yikes! I currently live at home, and have been lear...
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Hey BP! I work for my brother who owns a rental company for heavy equipment in Sacramento. We are getting killed with taxes and fees for the equipment we own. Is there a way to use real estate for some tax relief? If ...
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I plan on purchasing my first property around May 2016. Going to use FHA loan to fund potential duplexes. I'm familiar with the basics of FHA loans in regards to investments properties, but wanted to know how easy o...
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I'm in the process of selling the first rental property I purchased and will be netting quite a bit of profit thanks to the Denver markets increases over the last 5 years. Then, I'm going to buy a new primary residenc...
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Hi AllI have a tenant who is self employed and she just started her business, since it is difficult to establish her income, she offers to prepay 3 month in advance for a 1 year lease. So she will put down 1st 3 mo...