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Hi everyone!This is my first BP post after listening to several podcasts, reading books and sifting through various discussions on BP. I am in my mid thirties and somewhat new to the field of commercial real estate bu...
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Hi BP members! Hello! I'm very new to the industry and trying to seek advices in rental property investments . From my brief study, cap rates ranges from 3.5~4.7% in general. Not sure if it's good time to invest or ho...
Debate about a coming crash seems to be the hottest topic in real estate recently. What is a crash anyway? A recession? A total meltdown like 2008? No one can predict the future (except I can tell you with certainty t...
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BP STR community - what under the radar markets have caught your eye over the last few months? The Gulf Shores market seems to be relatively stable while recently "hotter" markets such as here in Austin have seen a dr...
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From the auctions in Orange County from July 30, 2015 to August 18, it seems to be the case that auction winning bids are less than 15% discounted from market prices.https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Gta1Q8JMFC....
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We are closing on the sale of a condo we own at the end of the month. The condo was used for several years as a short term rental. The proceeds are $140,000. The condo sold for $375,000.We could take the entire $14...
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I must admit I'm perplexed by this one- $380k, 4/1 plus duplex on one lot in a super-prime spot in Westville, livable and rented now for $4k/month. Needs about $25k now IMO, and another $50k+ in extended cap-ex over t...
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Hello all, excuse my question and I hope it doesn’t sound stupid. With a potential recession looming and perhaps may affect real estate, I wonder what fellow investors’ thoughts on what’s considered over leverage? Wha...
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I'm looking for something like AirDNA but for properties/areas of town that will let me analyze what areas/neighborhoods in town historically hold their value and recover their value the quickest after a downturn. Is ...
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Hope and Change! Not. I think there are a bunch of reasons for this, massive unemployment, insane amounts of student loan debt and myriad new business regulations certainly contribute to it. Plus many millennials...