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Hello Everyone,I am in my mid fifties and thinking of how to best prepare for retirement. I have about $70,000 in a 401K and wondering if it would be wise take this money and invest it in a rental/cash flow property. ...
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I have a SFH in Portland Oregon, that I once lived in and has been now rented for 8 going on 9 years. It is a small 3bd 1bth 960sqft. My PITI is 1169 and my rent is 1380 (just raised it this year was 1270 prior) and...
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Just bought my first investment property and will be using it as an STR. I'm debating on creating an LLC when listing my rental. Has anybody else done this? I'm doing this to protect me if any accidents happen in/on t...
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Caltrans is considering repairing a 4.4-mile closed gap in State Highway 39 in the northern section of the Angeles National Forest, a washed-out portion of highway north of Azusa, closed for 44 years, that bloc...
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Ok, so I have a house I owned before we got married which was inherited from my grandparents, the house I grew up in. I still have my Homestead on it. We were married last year & he didn't want to stay there. I ha...
A closer look at the 40 housing markets at risk of a 15% to 20% home price decline
Every quarter, Moody’s Analytics assesses whether local fundamentals, including local income levels, can support local home prices. A...
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Hey BiggerPockets Crew! It's been a heluva week in the capital markets! And a crazy Friday for those in real estate on the east and west coast tech heavy markets with the collapse of SVB. Initial impacts coming out of...
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I'd like to enter the private/hard money market as an investor with money to lend. I don't want to find/underwrite/service the loans. I'll let a broker do that and earn a cut for their efforts. My problem is a lack of...
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Hi BP friends. I'm an aspiring real estate investor and I have a question regarding cashflow vs net worth when starting out.I've made an introduction thread before but once again my situation is as follows. I am 30 ye...
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If there's one thing I learnt from the massive crash of CRE in 2023(and 2024) is that "Do not become passive investors". WHen you are passive investor, you become the dumb money , your money is being misused or misman...