Retirement / financial planning are extremely important tasks. My biggest beef and frustration though is that the vast majority of planners fail to consider real estate and other investments when building a plan.
As ...
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I know someone thinking of investing in Tennessee. Their daughter will be going to college there in a few years and they're thinking of buying a house to rent and hold. Nashville, Cleveland, Cattanooga or ? Thoughts? ...
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Hi there! I am blessed to currently have $400k cash to invest in real estate deals. I am looking to invest nationally (remotely). I have a running plan but I am just starting out in REI and am not interested in moving...
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I thought this was interesting from Realtor.com. I was happy to see Phoenix on the list! Although I find that it's highly competitive in my market...so there goes your budget if you want to submit the highest offer!...
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Hi BP folks:So, the definition of the term "path of progress" is the direction in which an emerging market’s growth is occurring - because progress/growth is occurring in these areas, demand increases, rents rise and...
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This isn't meant to be a long post but I have a lot of first time investors and house hackers or just investors that are new to Chicago that ask about charging a security deposit and my answer to them is NEVER charge ...
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Hello BP, new investor here attempting to buy my first investment property. I have recently looked at half of a duplex (vacant) to owner occupy with my agent and everything seems great except the seller will not allo...
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I am new to the real estate world and getting stuck on making my first move. Real estate is something I’ve taken an interest in the past few years by doing research, watching seminars/videos, ect., but I have no clue ...
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Hi BP STR experts - I need some help. I've been self managing our STR in Davenport for the last 2 yrs and don't know how to drive more rentals. We have a great, themed, 7bd/5.5bth home in a resort community close to t...