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A Little Backstory
Hi BiggerPockets! I wanted to make this post to give some inspiration to those newbies just starting out or even the more seasoned vets! I set out on my real estate journey with my first investmen...
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I constantly see investors buying up HOA liens at the foreclosure auction and wonder what is the reason? If they had no mortgage or a low balance on the mortgage, I would understand. Most times they are way under wate...
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As you may have known, interest rate went up a lot recently and that forced the majority of retail buyers out of the game. Therefore, flipping takes longer to sell or may need to go down in prices if on market too lon...
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Hey Everyone,There has been some good discussion about Gastonia lately, particularly in this thread started by @Johnny Szeto. While there has been some excellent discussion and some anecdotal evidence shared by @Ty...
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Looking at various chart above, my impression is this 2023 market is still too strong , market is following 2022 price/inventory pattern except with even lower inventory than 2022 a...
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Listening to people beat up on the young folks for having their student loans paid off. Look at this people born between 81 and 96 are getting poorer while the rest of us are getting richer. What this is really sayi...
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I've been talking to a few people about this recently, but I would love to poll a larger group.For those of you who have invested out of state - which market did you decide to invest in, and why did you choose that ma...
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https://abcnews.go.com/Health/...Yes, they are giving tenants an additional year to catch up on rent. I would love to know how someone can be that far behind on rent when they've received two stimulus checks, unemploy...
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I have been watching some podcasts concerning impending implementation of Dodd Frank law as it pertains to Lease Optioning. I am very concerned as to how to proceed Renting to Own for my homes in a way that is aafe. A...