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Economic Update
(Monday, September 14, 2020)
A majority of Los Angeles households face serious financial problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Latinos and Black residents bearing the brunt of the economic pa...
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So we're still trying to find the right area to buy our first investment property and time after time we decide we want a place that we can drive to.Obviously LA is out of the race, so where in about a 6 hour drive ra...
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On Saturday, Aug 1, a group of Seoul Real Estate Investing Members took an investing field trip to Sokcho, located about 2.5 hours outside of Seoul, to check out real estate investments. Sokcho is a year-round tourist...
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All,
I'm in the process of purchasing my first property - to both live in and use as an investment. I'm a newbie to this forum - and to investing - and was recommended to post the numbers here. Any assistance...
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I’m in Orange County, CA, and prices are way too high to invest here (plus not landlord-friendly friendly I've already executed two evictions).
What states are investors from CA investing in?
I own my home here, a...
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So I was wondering how appreciation investors satisfy the debt coverage ratio? I keep seeing that banks require a 1.2-1.3 ratio. I know that a lot of appreciation plays barely break even on cashflow or are sometimes...
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Thought I'd start a small thread to see what $250,000 would get in different parts of the country. . .
This should be an interesting one! :groovy:
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My biggest question in real estate investing is which has kept me from moving forward is: I keep hearing how so many people target a $100 per door positive cash flow goal per month. How do you scale such a small amo...
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Consider two investors just getting started. One wants to build and is in principle opposed to buying existing structures; the other is only interested in buying.
Which will come out on top?
I know that most will ...
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So as the title states, what're some opinions when it comes to buying a starter home, below budget, VS buying 4 bedroom home that may stretch budget 40% of post tax income.Reason being and things I see, buying a star...