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We are visiting Army friends and I've seen several run down apparent buildings outside of post, pretty typical, does anyone know the RE markets? Worth getting into?
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I keep wondering if the Coronavirus is over in 2 months. Will Inflation hit an all time high? I believe with the stimulus the dollar will shrink and commodities will rise. The cost to build will go up great, causing e...
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After reading these forums for a while and learning about the 2% rule, I'm a bit confused as to why someone would buy a house and rent it out in very HCOL areas like San Francisco. I live in Melbourne Australia and o...
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I'm looking into forclosures in my area for my first property. I don't have much cash to invest right now. Will most lenders finance a fixer upper forclosure with say 20 percent down? If I dump all my money into getti...
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Any theories?I've been looking at building projects within Mixed Use zoning districts in my town. Surprisingly, it seems to me that nobody is taking the city up on Mixed Use zoning incentives. Developers are instead o...
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I have already picked up three...fourth is in escrow...and i told myself i will be good for 2 months....let the dust settle and honestly...i am already clamoring to make an offer for the 5th fourplex....we have rented...
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It seems to me that the old principle of fair exchange of products and services for money is all but gone. It became a feast of greed where the name of the game is "I am smarter than you and therefore, I can screw you...
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Do you prefer to buy multi-family properties that are vacant, or occupied, and why? I've had a lot of difficulty with two of the tenants I inherited in my triplex. Thinking next time I would prefer the property to be ...
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I am looking at two REITs in SO CA, and I've noticed their price/earnings ratio is rather high. One is BRE, the ratio is 42.94, and the other is essex, their ratio is 69.33. I understand that a more typical ratio woul...
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My wife and I just got started by turning our first home that we purchased in 2012 into a rental. Looking forward to a rewarding future in real estate. I'm an electrical engineer full time and run a financial planning...