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I hear a lot of talk about how it's different this time, and real estate prices won't be affected too much because everybody has so much "equity" in their homes. What people fail to understand is, why do they have so ...
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I'm looking for some benchmarks for figuring out how different areas in intown and near OP Atlanta are classified (A, B, C, D areas). I bought my personal residence 'across the tracks' in the City of Decatur 20 years...
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I have been following real estate for several years now and actively engage with real estate investors globally, both professional institutions and general portfolio managers. The common theme amongst those who buy an...
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I am a physician. For years, I owned and self-managed or had a property manager for up to 5 SFR at a time. After a divorce, I sold all 5 properties and made money (1 was basically break-even). However, managing was ti...
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Hello, I am a 19 y/o from Texas currently in my first year of college working towards a finance degree... Im very interested in real estate and the endless possibilities included in the business. I have been heavily r...
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Hi All,I'm just starting my real estate investment journey. I don't have too much experience yet, but I've been a mortgage banker for some time so I have a decent base knowledge. I was wondering if anyone could give m...
So I've been kicking around the idea for awhile of keeping our townhouse and renting it out when we eventually buy a SFH in a year or two. I just don't know if it's a wise decision. I feel like part of the reason is s...
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I'm wondering if we're really making money. Not a rhetorical question, but would like genuine feedback. Here's the scenario. I want to live off of cash flow so I buy a lot of SFR. I then currently make about 550 cash ...