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Economic Update
(Monday, May 31, 2021)
The one place that's rip-roaring in our economy is the housing market. In fact, home prices are accelerating, as the Case-Shiller 20-City Index shows. Year-on-year gains rose ...
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I was doing some reading about the 2008 bubble burst of the real estate market in the book "The AfterShock Investor" by David Wiedmer. He explains the cause of the crash, which we should all know about anyway, but...
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I wanted to get some advice/opinions from with some experienced minds here.I plan on purchasing a new home as a primary residence this year. The idea would be to then move into a new primary residence, and rent out o...
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Introduction DraftTCI is a Real Estate Investment Group that began 2020 with the explosion of the housing market in Columbus, OH. As a Field Representative conducting Home Inspections for Insurance Companies, I exper...
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What are the best cities to buy investment property? Here is a recent article that precisely answers that question. Agree or Disagree? For the newbies out there, this will narrow your choices and make things simple.Te...
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There is a property on Fannie's website in my area. List price of $39,900. Rents in the area comp out at $1000 median, so let's assume a low number of $900. Light fixer that doesn't look too bad, so figure $2K in pain...
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BP community!I would like to get your thoughts on a duplex in a low income area.This is a property in Louisiana in an oil and gas town, so it has room to grow. The property currently has a contract with the state hou...
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Evening BP’ers,
I’m currently trying to put a fair offer together on a MHP outside Huntsville and hoping those that are in this space can help validate my numbers. Any feedback is much appreciated because I keep losi...
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Hi All, Excited to be apart of the community. I've been working in real estate for 4 years, first as a hard money lender and then as an commercial agency lender (Fannie/Freddie) in Los Angeles. After starting on the s...
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Hello BP!Recently, I got accepted into the University of Maryland MBA program. I am incredibly excited and will be moving back into the area after I get out of the military (April) and want to begin my travel towards ...