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I'm completely renovating a new rental property in Catonsville next week and am trying to decide on gas or electric utilities for each property and can't find any real definitive suggestions either way with good reaso...
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Hi everyone - I currently have an investment property with a 150K+ mortgage of 7% interest. It is cash flowing a couple hundred bucks every month (so rent > mortgage).
I have a lot of cash saved up in a 5% HYSA c...
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I live in the DC, MD, VA area where the housing market is hot right now and home prices are through the roof. Does anyone know if as a new RE investor, I should consider buying a condo from a landlord that may be int...
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I know that anytime Trump's name is mentioned, someone gets triggered. Either the post is too anti-Trump, or too Pro-Trump.
Let me be clear - I do not condemn Trump's policies or necessarily know whether they will b...
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I have experience with working class and lower income areas. But what about ghetto, warzone areas. A lot of burned out buildings, people using/selling drugs all over the place, frequent shootings (almost one a week it...
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Hey everyone, my name is Kenny Schumacher and I'm a new investor living in San Jose, CA. I purchased my first residential rental property in Huntsville, AL in May 2019, which was initiated after meeting an investor du...
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I have been thinking through housing, affordability, and the effect on what until the last few years have been dead markets. Any home with a decent commute to a decent market is not affordable.
Over the last few yea...
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Economic Update
(Monday, July 27, 2020)
This week is a good week for real estate investors (particularly if you have a house for sale). Existing houses sales are up, new home sales are up, inventories are down...
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I’m new to all things Real Estate related, and I need some serious advice!The following is my question, or dilemma rather, on where to start within the world of Real Estate.This is my short and long term plans for mys...
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Philly Landlords,
I am paying the water utility on my East Kensington duplex and just got hit with a $485 water bill (when it averages $112 in the summer)! I sent the plumbers in, and they found a leak in the wall du...