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Not sure this is the correct forum for this type of question but I have three questions:1. What defines a real estate market? Is it defined by the prices of houses sold? Is it the assessed value of the houses collecti...
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My real estate journey started in 2018 when I found BiggerPockets and decided to jump into the Single Family space in my market, Houston, TX. I loved Commercial Real Estate, Multifamily in particular, but I had a limi...
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Hello All! Just wondering if everyone else is running into what I've been running into. Called a couple of mortgage brokers I've used before (big ones) to see about a cash-out refi on a property so that I could extrac...
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Have this house under contract for 2 months already but one of the owners passed. Probate will take about 3 months. Was buying as a primary house, to hack for one year than move out and rent it. I am trying to decide ...
ive got the idea down, just not sure where and how to start. buy a 4plex, live in 1 of the units and rent the other 3 out for cash flow, from there using the money from the first 4plex to invest into more properties. ...
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I have about 300k in equity in my single family home that I have never tapped into. I want to access this equity to invest into getting a second property. With interest rates on the rise I’m trying to decide if a Helo...
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Markets find equilibrium. Supply and demand. If something is overly-hyped, that represents a demand increase. So, holding constant supply, that means the price will go up.
Remember that idiot uncle/cousin/fiancé/what...
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So I thought I was ready to start looking for my first income property. I'm looking to get into a multi family, 2 or 3 unit. I currently have a single family as my main residence with a conventional loan, and have abo...
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Hi,I own a property with 2 cottages on the same electric meter that I pay the bill on. When i renewer the leases I changed it so they would be responsible for their own electric bill (they have been abusing it with sp...
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Hi Everyone,A little about the property-- I recently purchased a house in Alaska and am renovating the basement while living in the top level. I'd like to eventually rent out the basement. It's zoned for multi-famil...