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Housing market predictions 2024…go!

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Any thoughts about the boom in North Dallas area (e.g., prosper, celina)? Any chance now is still a good time to buy a house there given how much housing cost has appreciated recently?

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Whats the first step to investing into Real Estate?

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Anyone ever found a way do track the traffic to your airbnb/Vrbo listings? Something like google analytics for site visitors, not stuff like bookings or reviews.

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Has anyone recently purchased a house in a mountain town in North Carolina? Curious about opinions on if prices still seem inflated. I’m definitely doing other research (realtors, market trends, etc) … more

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What do you all recommend for somebody who is trying to get into trying to purchase and/or build a whole community

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Who has dealt with demolitions next to your property?

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Thoughts on if I should keep or leave my job that I hate. I am 22 years old with a duplex and a triplex. Come March all apartments will be rented and all of my bills will be offset. I am blessed to make a $60k an… more

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Thoughts on whether I should hire a property management company to manage my rental. Looks like fees are usually 8-10% of monthly rent, which sounds extreme to me. I'll be moving to a different st… more

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Any building recommendations for places to rent in Fort Lauderdale for a 30 year old couple?

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Want to know if it’s worth buying a house somewhere even though I don’t want to stay stuck there forever. Is it still worth buying? I do want to own a little home one day.

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What fees do you put in your lease out tenant is caught or does smoking?
From Chicago

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how do you go about finding seller financing deals? I heard they’re hard to find

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Planning to finish my attic and add a bedroom, office, lounge, and maybe a bathroom. Got 3 estimates, last was $73k including a bathroom, others were $35k without. House is currently 5br/3ba/2kitchen.… more

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As a new landlord, after the first year, I inspected the home. While it was brand new when they moved in, I noticed more wear and tear than anticipated, such as dry wall and paint damage from their d… more

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Has anyone invested in Dubai Real Estate while living in UK? How has it been? What was the process like?

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Considering accepting an offer on my primary residence that would allow me to buy another property for cash. After our construction costs and the $500k exemption I’m still looking at a sizable capital… more

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Noob here trying to buy a multifam property in a US territory. FHA loan has been approved but the bank is giving me a 7.25% interest with 3.5% downpayment. Cost of the property is $215K and has 4 unit… more

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Is getting real estate license in PA,, worth it as a second job? And are online courses the same as classes?

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I am moving out of my primary home & renting it out. I have lived here 3 years and will be returning in 2-3 years. To simplify bookkeeping & documentation for my taxes, I was thinking:
- opening a new HYSA with some liquid … more

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Can I afford a $517k home? I went through preapproval and the rate would be 6.250% so all in with taxes, HOA, insurance and a 20% down payment. My financial break down below:
Cash: $180k, salary: $117k… more

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Damn so you can't write off RE biz expenses from your W-2 unless you do it 750 hours a year?

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Any good PM companies in Atlanta?

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Is it reasonable to expect my property manager to check out the home at least once in a year and make sure they're not trashing the place? How do I ask him if he has/can do this?

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For people who own and rent out multiple properties, is it better to change ownership to LLC? For reference, we own 2 properties titled in different names (pre marriage) and they are rented out in our… more

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I’m 37in Atlanta, have a net worth of ~$1.8MM.. ~$900k is fully liquid (i.e., not in retirement or primary residence) and I have no real estate. Any suggestions on what I could do with my more liquid … more

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I’m a 29M and own 5 properties. I live in one - worth around 260k and paid off. This property and the 4 others are worth around $1.6m. Total rental profit per month is around $1300. My TC at work is around 150k, … more

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If I use the lender of the builder and let’s say I got approved for $500k but I really can afford $400k this lender will tell the builder and they will not discount the house?? does this happens?

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Does it make sense to get a variable rate on my mortgage now? This would be my first property and I would most likely get into a different home/loan in 3-5 years. Thanks!

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Offer got accepted for our forever home. That poses a question on what should we do with our current home purchased 5 yrs ago. Keep and rent it Or sell it outright.

Mortgage + HOA: 3200, rent in neighb… more

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Anyone doing a flip project in NJ/NY/Pholly area and want to partner up?

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Anyone familiar with real estate in Florida, more specifically, Orlando? Wondering if I should buy my first home this year

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Has anyone been a loan originator? If so, how do you like it?


Do you make a decent living? What are the pros and cons?

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I guess is a frequent question now, but as a first time home buyer should I buy now or wait until the fed drops the rates?

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Anybody a part time realtor? I work a standard 9-5 job fully remote. Been thinking about getting my real estate license to help when I start acquiring properties but also would be cool if I could help… more

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My parents sold me their condo. There was 180K left on the mortgage which was the loan amount, the purchase price was 300K (gift of equity of 120K). The appraisal came in at 425K. If I sell the hou… more

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Tips for buying an investment property without an agent? We have a property identified already, access to MLS for market comps, experience with home buying personal and investment property. Anything t… more

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How to renew a rental lease as a landlord? Shall I create a new one from scratch or add an addendum to existing one?

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anyone in new england looking at real estate investments? What markets are you looking at?

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