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In my lovely area of Seattle, the city council and the entire state government here are socialists. I live in the People's Republic of Seattle. The liberal government here believes that it is evil to make a profit.1) ...
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After a lifetime in residential real estate I'm finally wising up and wanting to diversify a bit and start dipping my toes in the HM/PM space. I've got about $400k to loan and if I can prove my model to myself, I hav...
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Rent growth has not kept the pace of home appreciation. - In the largest 588 cities in the U.S., the average (unweighted) cash-on-cash return is -6.5%. - Since the Great Recession 10 years ago, you got a growth rate o...
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I've been working on jobs i don't like and aren't paying much. I don't have alot of credit established and i can't qualify for loans. I'm really just frustrated with the process of entering real estate without any cre...
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I recently contacted a real estate agent and asked if she works with investors. She said "yes I can help you, let me know what you're looking for" But how do I let her know that I'm assigning contracts? Any script I ...
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Could we see another substaintial downturn in the market?
It's funny how quickly the media swung after Monday's huge gain. Everyone said how it was over sold and this was due. They expected the market to float closer...
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Good Morning BP community,My name is Mike and this marks my first post on the forums after being an active podcast listener and forum reader. Here is some background info and then I'll get straight to the point:I am 2...
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How many people are financially free on here? For those of you who are, do you still work or are you "retired" and living off the cash flow? If you are financially free, which method did you use to acquire it? (ie buy...
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Hello BP Community,I did a data analysis on this property as for potential rental property. But I'm a newbie and I don't know if my calculation correct and reasonable, so I'm asking for your expertise here if you can ...
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I stumbled on this website yesterday. What a wealth of information. I was wondering if anyone ever bought homes, or or had any experience in rental properties in "lesser" expensive parts of town? There are many hom...