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I read that rents are down at least 3% in the hot markets of SF, NYC and Boston? Any landlord in these areas care to comment? If so, how does that affect the decisions to buy rental properties in these metros as the t...
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About four years ago I got a 4-unit property with a FHA 203K loan, I was 26. The goal was to fix it up, live in it and rent the other 3 units out to cover the entire mortgage and have a a slight profit. I was gettin...
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Hello BP Community,This is my first BP post, so please forgive me if I deviate from any community posting practices and standards. I have been renting in Jersey City for approx. three years, and have always had an int...
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So I have I have posted this question on my Bigger Pockets blog, but I want as much feed back as possible. I just got into the first unit of my Four-plex, and its pretty bad. Well I think it is, first a little back...
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Does anyone have any recommendations on real estate investing books?
Also, are there any magazines out there that are good for real estate investors?
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If $1m is invested by LP and annual cash flow is $200k for 5 years and asset sells for $2m, lets say for simplicity split 8% pref and 60/40 thereafter, so LP gets $150k in theory per year on cash flows before selling ...
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Economic Update(Monday, May 3, 2021)
Here’s some fun facts. According to University of California Davis’ “Road Ecology Center,” Los Angeles traffic patterns changed dramatically during the pandemic. In March of 2...
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I plan to get into Multifamily(12+ units) in Chicago this summer, wanted to sort out my finances accordingly. Is it possible to get financing with 10-15% down? I aim to acquire properties with below market rent, with ...
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Is anyone here using a unit in their duplex, triplex or renting out areas of their SFH to Airbnb regularly? It's something I've been giving a lot of thought and I'm interested to know what the numbers are and how it's...