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Greetings,I live here in the Los Angeles market and by no means expect to find any investment close to the 2% rule both on and off market. I have tried researching recent sales and cross matched potential rents in oth...
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Hi all,
It seems to me that everyone I've talked to is waiting for the bubble to burst. Investors, people who are trying to buy their first home or people who want to trade up but can't right now.
If the market drop ...
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Perhaps this is a better topic for a blog post, and perhaps I'll do that. But - is there a bubble or isn't there? Should we keep buying, or shouldn't we?On one hand, prices are outpacing income growth. On the other ha...
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My recent BPO from WaMu was a drive-by, they didn't check the inside of the home.
I've been told that the next one will also be a drive-by...they don't reveal when it will be done, and there's no appointment set beca...
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Poverty is near 1960s levels again
No worries, Obama is on top of it.
"The most important anti-poverty effort is growing the economy and making sure there are enough jobs out there," Obama said Friday at a White Ho...
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I was recently approached by a seemingly experienced real estate investor to partner with him to flip $1M+ ARV homes. We met for the first time at a networking event and after hearing I work in finance, he was overly ...
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Is it smart? Is it high risk? Will you go bankrupt? Is staying with your 401k's and mutual funds the best way to retire?
The reason why I bring up these questions is I had a big discussion with my father in l...
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We recently closed on small multi family property in PA and have inherited tenants. Previous landlord went door to door to collect rents in cash or other tender and issued rent payment receipts. I personally went to m...
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Aloha all, I’m buying a rental property, half way through escrow (45 day escrow bc I’m using a mortgage since sellers not in a rush). I found the deal off market, but still suggested the seller pay a realtor 1% to wal...
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BP!I need some help.Today my girlfriend and I were having a debate on buying a property using leverage through a loan or buying a property outright in cash. I know that leverage is can be a good thing for investors if...