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Hello Bigger Pocket community,I have a few questions if I may, with a lot of people turning to real estate; how does one stay ahead of the game? Meaning how or what do you look for when analyzing a city to determine i...
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I created a heat map showing the population changes in each state over the past five years (2020–2024).
The states experiencing the largest population increases are Florida, Texas, Utah, Arizona, and South Carolina. ...
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The new normality is pushing more companies to rely on remote work as a measure to prevent COVID-19 spreading. The current circumstances created the perfect scenario for the boom of the so-called “Zoom towns”: rural a...
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Many apt owners in my area are using airbnb to make more money from short term rentals --- and most local governments are banning airbnb. But to apt owners will take risks and they can make more by renting by the day...
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Hello All,
I recently secured a single family house for a Short Term Rental in the Poconos and now want to diversify my portfolio with least a duplex (or bigger) to be marketed for Mid-Term Rentals.
My ideal geograp...
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I’m 32 years old with 2 investment properties and I’m looking at buying my next. My stepdad said “be careful, we might be headed for a downturn soon.” So I started researching the real estate market cycle. That resear...
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PLEASE, FOCUS & DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO BUY REAL ESTATE BEFORE FALL 2017 and lock in a 30 year interest rate.Housing Prices in the US will be coming down slightly over the next 2 years as interest rates go up.NO...
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Over here at 7 Figure Flipping, we like to look at the real estate market by looking at the larger economy and what we anticipate to be emerging trends in 2022. Then we look at what skills you might need to cultivate ...
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Greetings,Here is an update on the current National Commercial Office Real Estate Market in The United States of America:Office vacancy has continued its climb so far in 2023, reaching a record 13.4% nationally, w...
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Hello everyone-- I am noticing a trend emerging in background checks, and I would love to get your opinion. We have started pre-screening people before a showing using an app called "Forewarn". This app finds and comb...