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What caused the vacant schools?
Kansas City is not the only metropolitan city that has closed schools in recent years; Detroit, Philadelphia, and Chicago all closed a large number of schools as well. Unli...
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Hi everyone,I'm in the process of buying my first investment property and I have a conundrum. I thought I was all set up to use my mortgage broker that I used for my first house but when she got back to me the rate wa...
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Evening, all! I am a newcomer from Lynchburg, VA looking to absorb as much information as possible. My wife and I currently own 1 rental "duplex" (main floor and basement) which was the first house we lived in. We hou...
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Hello All,
I'm on my way to start a new career in real estate investing. My question is based upon generality and personal opinion (hopefully in Tri-State Area of MD, VA and DC).
Until now, I have been ...
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I'm looking at buying an established restaurant franchise that has been around for 6 years. There is a well-compensated manager in place who handles day to day operations. Owner is absentee and has weekly conference...
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If you had to choose just 3 neighborhoods around the Greater Pittsburgh area to buy and hold multi units, which neighborhoods would you choose? (obviously neighborhoods where multi's are prevalent)
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Im a newbie trying to do some analysis on a commercial property in Massachusetts. Can anyone point me in the right direction on where I can lookup vacancy rates? Thanks in advance!
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I've found a 1.5 acres in the center of a well known city in east Los Angeles. Across the street from the property are multi-million dollars homes. The only problem with this land is that it is on a hill. I know tha...
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Hi,As a new agent I'd like to connect with fellow Commercial Agent/Brokers.Can anyone suggest commercial RE agent/broker or finance forums? what about podcasts? Thank You.
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Hello everyone,Newcomer in the Charlotte area. I have a little experience helping out a realtor as an assistant for open houses, and social media pages. As well as working as a leasing consultant for my college apartm...