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Hey Y’all.
So I’m under contract on a potential STR in Michigan and I’m looking for input. We are under contract at $215k but anticipate having to spend $115k+ to fix it up to a high standard for a higher end STR. ...
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I am currently in Seattle but moving to Kona in six months or so, and that is why my profile lists Kona as my location. I just lost my IT job that I held for 14 years and after 20 years in Seattle we are ready to leav...
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Greetings. I see this question a lot and reading the discussions I am still unclear on what the best decision should be investment wise.Here is the breakdown of the rentalPurchased 3 years ago FHA for 164KInterest rat...
I currently live in a duplex which is now for sale. I am interested in buying it, but I cannot make up my mind. Any advice would be appreciated. Pertinent information is below:The Property:The duplex is listed at $400...
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Long time reader, first post. I recently graduated with an enormous amount of debt (>150,000). This is causing my debt/income ratio to be too great for many traditional lenders. I currently generate $3,200/month wi...
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Legendary real estate investor Sam Zell believes (or at least purports to believe) that homeownership will fall to 55%, well below the 64% it is at now and far from the ~69% we saw prior to the crash. Here is the ...
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Fellow NEPA Investors, I currently have a 3 - unit multi family in Dunmore, PA. I have owned it since June 2018 and all of my leases are ending March 31st of this year. My leases / tenants were inherited...some inf...
I've seen the rule of thumb that you shouldn't buy a property older than 30 years for value-add multi families. In some markets (like Cincinnati) the up-and-coming areas consist of properties that can be much older; b...
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Hi all, I am looking for advice from those of you with more experience than myself.Does anyone have recommendations for websites that show predicted real estate prices over the next year or so? I've been getting confl...
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I'm on the verge of making an offer on a 2/2 on the Southside (a good part of the Southside), yet I'm hesitant because I've heard the harsh Pittsburgh cold/snow can make units hard to fill in the winter. How true is t...