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Welcome to A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate: a frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another.
Coming at you live from Nashville, fueled by t...
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Yesterday during the conversation with my investor, I was asked where I think the real estate market in Philly is going in this special time where people are afraid that the pandemic is going to kill their investment....
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Has anyone else found multi-family appraisals in your area to be essentially worthless? I know the banks require them but I have found them to be wholly lacking in credibility. We have under contract a 48 unit that...
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What do you qualify as net operating income? I've been using the Property Analysis Tool and removed all of my property expenses - taxes, mortgage, insurance, water, advertising, and some other small expenses directly ...
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As a young aspiring investor, I want to move to a city that will offer the most potential for me. I currently live in Iowa and am pretty open to moving anywhere. I wanted to ask the community their thoughts and perspe...
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I'm looking for advice on how to best outsource bookkeeping for a rental portfolio of 15 - 20 SFR and small MFH units. Here's some background. 1) I suck at bookkeeping. I'm in the process of getting everything cau...
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Hi All,I just entered the Houston market with the goal of buying long term rentals. I closed something in Missouri City the other day, and the insurance was $3,000! The home was worth about 145k. Im now underwriting a...
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Hello BPers. I wanted to start a new topic for Fayetteville, NC. I was hoping to make some connections with some other investors who were interested in, or familiar with Fayetteville, NC. I am looking for my next deal...
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Economic Update(Monday, March 8, 2021)
Mortgage rates have been on an upward climb this year, with stronger ...
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Hi everyone, I just read an article that is alarming to me about a large South Florida landlord who is "evicting unvaccinated tenants".. From what I can understand, this landlord will not renew leases nor will agree...