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I read an article today that makes me more nervous about a recovery.Associated Press--
Inflation adjusted wages rose till about May 2008. It hit $18.53 or $8.65 in 1982 adjusted rate. Since then, the rate accordi...
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We've listed a property, and out of our first 3 inquiries, 2 are from people just moving to the area without a job when they get here. One pre-emptively offered 3 months' up-front rent in addition to security deposit,...
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I moved to from NYC to Southern California in March 2016 with the goal of going all-in into real estate investing. The BP community & forums has been critical to my learning curve and was a lot of fun taking the i...
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Thanks in advance for all your collective wisdom!
So, I've been looking into real estate for a while now, and just recently moved and turned my old place into a rental as a way to get started in real estate invest...
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Maybe a silly question but personally write out details of purchases in a checkbook then transfer to Quicken then at tax time fill in accountants worksheet.
The GF is in an office that is going paperless and she thou...
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For those of you who don't want to know about me and instead want to get to the point of this post move on to "2".
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My name is Lukas Zupan - I'm a real estate investor in OKC, and I also own a RE photography bus...
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Hi all,I'm currently in bay area, looking into out of state rental investments. I'm a total newbie at it.Want to understand best possible route to take in this field.1. What are the top states/cities that are hot righ...
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Of all things to prosper in this economy, who would of thought that Americans are rushing out to buy SAFES.
There is a run on safes in America.
It makes sense, really.... a place to save our money, our valuables, ou...
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This week I have started the adventure of selling the second short term rental house that we have listed as a turnkey investment. We are selling this house furnished, and managed, with reservations in place. We took ...
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Our story starts over two years ago. We moved to the Atlanta area from out west with a job transfer and bought a new home in a subdivision that at the time was building and selling homes at a rapid pace. We purchas...