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Is a Duplex a Good or Bad Investment?
My wife and I are growing our family and considering a larger home...current home around 2,000 sq feet, 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 stall garage. Based on market conditions would probably sell for 200 - 225,000 in our area, lik...
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Hey BP members. I am a new investor in the Chicago market. My question is about how to do a correct property analysis. I see properties on the mls that are listed as 2 flats. Everyone in Chicago knows that most two fl...
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Hello All!I have recently started educating myself in the real estate field. Enjoying it thus far! Had a quick question and figured I would get some thoughts from the BP friends. I know that the preferred rental prope...
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I haven't bought a standalone rental since 2015. Since 2017, I started investing exclusively passively in real estate syndications - in over 15 opportunities at the moment.So far, the two than have fully exited have r...
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Hello everyone, My names Ken Nyczaj (pronounced Niche-I) and I'm a 29 year old from the Annapolis, MD region. I've lived in the state of Maryland most of my life. The beginning of last month I was introduced to Bigger...
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Hey guy! This is my first post so bare with me as I am new to this. So I have a property in Delray Beach Florida that my wife and I currently live at. We live exactly one mile from the beach, trader Joe's and a bunch ...
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Things that have occurred today:Today the DOW dropped 1,175 points - marking the largest single-day decline in the index's history. The stock market has been on an absolute tear over the last year and many point to to...
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Good morning everyone!I sat down and calculated ROE on 3 properties I own in Oahu, Hawaii. I used exact mortgage balance and used in-building comps to calculate market value (all 3 are condos). I included all expenses...
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Acceptable CAP rate for multifamily properties in Ohio is as follow: Section 8 or any other subsidized housing is minimum 7.5%. For Market rate properties it is 8.5%. Student housing is minimum 6.5%. A good property t...