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Investors,there are no right or wrong answers to this question, everyone please feel free to answer. In your opinion, what do you think will happen to your local, or national real estate market in the next year or two...
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Speaking from a population/job/rent/appreciation growth standpoint. I'm not looking to buy in Mayberry, South Dakota for cashflow.Obviously, this is impossible to know for sure, but we could make some good educated gu...
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I hope to get everyone's opinions of how the Houston market is doing and share what their strategy is for the coming months as well as 2017 for investment properties in Houston. I'll start off the discussion.
I've b...
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I have been presented with my first deal from a trusted source to be a private investor. The primary investor plans to buy several houses in an up and coming market - Buy, Rehab, Rent, Repeat - buy more - etc for thre...
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Hi,
I am a LA resident, attorney, and first time investor. I have read various real estate books and found a few strategies that could work but not sure what to do.
1) The first option was doing an FHA or 5% conve...
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Finally put some change together to be able to purchase a house outright cash for 21k it's an REO & with a little luck & the right timing i got it under contract. ARV should be around 120k. I need advice on h...
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Is it good idea to buy now in Vegas or waited out ?... and if yes: SFR or condo/townhouse -- and I am talking from perspective either an investor or " regular " buyer - (first time home buyer)
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Have you ever seen one of these billboards on the side of the highway?
The message rings so true, doesn’t it? Most of us either procrastinate or put our retirement savings on autopilot.
After all, retirement is deca...
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so i've been working with a mentor for the last last 3 years or so and i work for him from time to time. he is 77 and has always managed his own property and did his own work and he has a team of self employed tradesm...
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I've tried searching the forums, but couldn't find an exact answer to this question. Depreciation reduces the cost basis of your property, and has it's own, 25% depreciation recapture tax rate when you sell. So if you...