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I'm fairly new to BP and curious how many local members are actually active on the site. I'm new to the area and would love to meet new folks in town. If you don't mind, please introduce yourself and let me and every...
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Does anyone have experience with the maintenance cost on a turn-key property bought through American Real Estate Investments? The spreadsheet they sent me for the portfolio of properties uses$312 in annual maintenance...
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Economic Update(Monday, May 3, 2021)
Here’s some fun facts. According to University of California Davis’ “Road Ecology Center,” Los Angeles traffic patterns changed dramatically during the pandemic. In March of 2...
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Quick Background
I'm a first time investor that fell in love with Austin, ironically, by getting quarantined there for 1/2 of 2020. I was well aware of the growth over the past 10 years, but when Joe Rogan + the enti...
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As the topic states, will cash flowing properties disappear when interest rates increases?
Once rates go higher than 5%+ the debt service on the loan is going to increase. Not to mention the market will likely be le...
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My opinion, what is yours?
If you have difficulty renting or selling, great numbers are meaningless. The numbers may look good, but it is a terrible investment.
Many times, I have been presented with investment oppo...
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June 2024 Monthly Housing Market Trends Report
DATA, HOUSING DEMAND, HOUSING SUPPLY, MARKET OUTLOOK Jun 04, 2024
The number of homes actively for sale was notably higher compared with last year, growing...
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My wife and I have three houses that we rent out. This journey started about 10 years ago. We have 15-year mortgages on these. The houses are worth about $800K (TX). We are very happy with how these houses appreciated...
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I'm throwing a question out about how to get started in the infinite banking concept and the ability to leverage one of my properties to get started, does anyone have any experience in doing this? And the other quest...