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I always hear that xyz area in the city is growing rapidly and in 5years the land cost may rise by leaps and bounds. I want top know how to identify these kinds of area.
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I’m a newbie looking to remodel my current house and obtain a duplex/triplex in a few months. Unfortunately today I Got my bubble bursted by my financial advisor after I expressed my interest in real estate. He basica...
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I have been doing some reading on this topic. I am a passive investor and typically invest directly in apartment syndicates or funds. Given returns are fairly muted now and historically the stock market has ret...
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When comparing Real Estate to other investments, what numbers do you use? For example, do you use any particular numbers for stock market returns? Do you assume any appreciation for your real estate holding?
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There is no right or wrong answer to this question, but I would be interested to know where you guys keep short to medium term cash that you are holding between deals. That is to say, you sell a property and you have...
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this question isn't so much about if this is a good deal or not, but more a question of when and how do you decide de to expand your portfolio. I have several rentals all of which are < 50% equity. I'm considering...
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Go out and take advantage.
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If we just keep throwing bad money at worse money, why has Wall Street been rallying?
Am I missing something?
I know I have been really busy the last few weeks working on my rehabs, but 1200...
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I am considering buying a beach condo. Our family will probably enjoy it a couple weeks out of the year. (when we don't have paying customers).
Most of our money is tied up in Mutal Funds. If we buy the pro...
Please scrutinize my analysis. (see attached)This is with the assumption that I will take a $1 million hit if I sell all my real estate. You will see a net wealth of $3 million in the worksheet and $2 million investe...