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Hello BP Community. My name is Michael Young and I have become the most motivated human being in the last three weeks. What happened three weeks ago? I discovered real estate investing! It has kept me up at nights and...
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As we enter 2H 2023 and head into 2024, I expect mortgage rates will increase and eclipse 8% on average. First, I expect the federal funds rate to rise one more time by 25 bps, to continue to rise before settling in w...
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Since moving to Branson, Missouri from the UK 5 years ago, I wanted to share some reason why I personally invest in the area and as a local Realtor, serve many clients from all over the world, educating them on the re...
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No. It might for a short time, but oil has fallen from $115 to $49, companies are already cutting back on projected production spending. They will cut back more unless oil suddenly rallies. In four of these states,...
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BiggerPockets! I work at BP and I'm working on building a landing page for Detroit. Would anyone be willing to share why you choose to invest in the city? Why is it a great city for investors?
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I have hardly been on BiggerPockets all summer because our market is on fire! I was busier than the proverbial one-legged man during COVID, had about two weeks of normalcy, and then the market exploded.I manage 400 re...
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In addition to an irresponsible Draconian Rent Control measure, California will also be voting on an equally irresponsible Confiscatory Property Tax increase in November.Props 21 and 15 respectively, will combine to t...
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Par for the Stockton Course? – The Vanilla Stockton MLS Property.Over the last few weeks I have made some bold general statements regarding how hard it is to find an even halfway decent deal on the MLS in Stockton, CA...
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I look up deals all the time in Dallas and I have found properties that can cash flow but renting a home for 1% of the purchase price seems nuts. That would mean you buy a decent place for $100sqft and rent it for $1s...