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Economic Update
(Monday, July 6, 2020)
The big economic news this week is the second straight employment report which surpassed expectations. Nearly all of the data indicates that the recovery from the partial shut...
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We are doing our first C Neighborhood rental and are estimating ~$650/mo for a 2bd/1ba/1300sq.
I was told if I put appliances into the house then that generally will get us a bit more in rent/mo. Understandab...
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Hello all! I'm just beginning to learn about real estate investing and will be moving to Columbia, MD within the next two months. My partner and I will be closing on our first home, hopefully, by the end of the month....
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The bottom unit of my duplex is a 2BR and both bedrooms are on one circuit breaker. Most of the other breakers are a 20V but this one is a 15V. The tenant says that it keeps flipping and all he has plugged in is a mod...
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My daughter wants to go to NYU. It's $55K/year (oh my). We saved up $25K for college, so we are short! However, I have a $250K of equity in my house in terms of a HELOC that has a 10 year deferred payment option at 3%...
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Do I really think Zillow hates landlords? Well actions speak louder than words. I was surprised to get an e-mail encouraging tenants to not pay rent until August 24th. Landlords and realtors are the main revenue sourc...
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Hello, New guy Dave here! I'm new to real estate investing and I'm looking to pick people's brains on the best way to get going. I have around $40-50k to invest and I've been looking in the Ohio market for long-term r...
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I did a quick search and found some older discussions but nothing recent so I thought I'd ask here:For those of you who list your STR simultaneously on both airbnb and VRBO, what are some methods to avoid problems suc...
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Hello,I have 2 single family houses and a condo in Los Angeles, and have been learning abut Vacation Rentals lately. I'm 2 weeks away from being ready taxes filed etc. to pull the trigger on the next investment prop...
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I am looking to buy STR in Mexico and I heard you cannot buy properties 54 miles from the coast. In that case, would you buy something on the beach for STR? Has anyone figured out logistics such as cleaning/maintainin...