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✨Successful real estate investing relies on several factors, but “location, location, location” is top of the list. But “location” is a broad term, and evaluating the right place to invest your dollars means identifyi...
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Step 1 Population Growth
Use city-data.com to research the city’s population
Goal: Since the year 2000, has the city’s population gone up at least 20% (Ex: Phoenix, Orlando, Las Vegas, Columbus Ohio)
Step 2 Incom...
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Successful real estate investing relies on several factors, but “location, location, location” is top of the list. But “location” is a broad term, and evaluating the right place to invest your dollars means identifyi...
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My air conditioner has stopped working. My property manager provided a quote for repairs. What's your opinion on this quote? The furnace is also old. Would it be better to replace the entire HVAC system? Or would it b...
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Hi All,I am in the process of purchasing a system for my RE business. I heard from many people that Prop Stream is the best system to use. However, I heard the same about REIpro. Which system will you use?
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I've been evaluating a couple of mobile home parks for sale near me, both with well and septic, both a couple miles outside of the nearest municipality. Financials look very good (cap rates ranging from 12 -16%) and ...
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Fair Market Value - A key to investing in real estate and structuring a good purchase is your ability to know the fair market value (FMV). You must understand the asking price and the list price are not the fair marke...
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I understand you can look at Zillow and leverage public county tax databases to find semi-accurate property tax numbers with comparables. I might be looking for the easy button here, but is there an accurate single-so...
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Hello,Would anyone be willing to share his or her scoring system when evaluating applications? What variables do you consider, how much weight do you put on each variable, etc.?We have a portfolio of lower-income ren...
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HiEvery one!First of all, thanks for all the help I got from BP community ,I feel like every step of the way there are people helping me,I m really appreciated! From June 2019 I started searching on BP and now I am o...