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Hello BP family. I am a newbie in REI from Dallas Texas. My goal is specifically rental property investment. I closed on my first rental property (SFH) 12/19/19. I made this deal with little or no knowledge in REI (ba...
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http://enews.realtor.org/a/tBUgMtZB8hVyFB8$AiLAADbRCK-/featured
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Hello, I have listened to hundreds of podcasts, read several books and attended a workshop regarding the process of apartment building investing/syndication. I still struggle, when underwriting, what to use as a val...
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What's rent got to do with it?
Everything.
Rents drive the multifamily investor's business model. Put another way - rents are the heart - that help you beat the returns on your savings account or your ETF.
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I am a Chicago transplant living in Orange, California. My fiance and I have started looking to purchasing an additional property in the area for long term cashflow. We are focusing on Birmingham area due to the diver...
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Especially @James Hamling , just read a market statistic and its mind blowing.The age of first time home buyer in California is now 49 years old, in 1980 it used to be 32 years old.In TX: 37 years old and FL is 42 ...
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I am wondering if the Joshua Tree market is still worth investing. Currently there are numerous active rentals on the market based on AirDNA market overview. Additionally, the median sold price has significantly gone...
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Robert Campbell, who’s a well-regarded real estate trend-spotter based out of Southern California, has finally spoken on the bubble that’s formed in San Francisco. In his semi-monthly newsletter, he’s identified a few...
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Home sales will drop, the housing shortage could become the worst in U.S. history, and home values will shrink in some cities. That’s the 2020 forecast from realtor.com, which holds one of the largest databases of hou...
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Or are we going to see slow and steady 2-4% appreciation for the next 30 years like a "perfect economy"