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Hey all,We received an offer on a property today in which the buyer is using a USDA loan, a product I'm not very familiar with (but will learn). To cut to the chase, is USDA similar to a VA loan in that the buyer is e...
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Admittedly, the challenges facing entrepreneurs are daunting. As reported in the Arizona Republic, nearly 2 in 5 business owners have come close to failing. In fact, 13 percent said that they had previously owned a bu...
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After buying 3 SFHs in the Boise/Meridian Idaho Treasure Valley area, all of which are producing healthy positive cashflow, I’m ready to buy another SFH. However, the Boise area market is [arguably] the fastest growi...
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I'm currently working on development plans for two small office properties, one in Annapolis, MD and one in Washington, DC.
Cap rate on both , conservatively, would be approximately 7.2% ; that's at my sell p...
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Are you a DIY Landlord? If so, how did you learn to manage your rentals well? What mistakes did you make along the way?
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Just curious to hear what seasoned investors would say and what current aspiring investors are facing right now. It'll be interesting to see how similar or dissimilar responses will be, and how we can bridge the gap.
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My personal assessment of the overall economic risks has hit a tipping point. Decided to sell 4 of our Self Storage locations. They are great cashflow investments. But my overall investment strategy and Risk/Reward...
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I have located land that has been used until this point as industrial and in my opinion is at the end of its life cycle. I would like to rezone for a mixed use development. All of the properties would total approximat...
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I was just wanted to get some ideas from everyone. How do you stay persistent with marketing when you don't have a big budget, right now my budget is about $200 per month, now I know that is not a whole lot of mone...
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Disclaimer: I am a conservative, and I don't want this to be political?
The question has been asked and I wonder how the bigger pockets community feels today as compared to 2008?
I personally felt the entire world ...