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2 February 2016 | 3 replies
The key element is your intent.
18 October 2019 | 17 replies
By that time, we want to be ready to purchase our first investment property.Our goals:Replace my income as quickly as possible (i.e. cash flow element is our priority for now :) ).
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15 October 2019 | 4 replies
Regarding the small MF element, I agree with Dave's thoughts.
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11 November 2019 | 9 replies
The points above are all good points, but the most important element is protecting your 1031 Exchange funds.
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20 January 2019 | 16 replies
@Adrian Gonzalez yes, "debt to income" (DTI) is factored in all government style loans (FHA/VA/Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/etc) but an important element is that your DTI should get BETTER for each investment property you buy...because we only buy properties that cash flow, right?
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31 January 2019 | 8 replies
I suspect this is the problem again.I'm not sure why this element is giving us problems.
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18 November 2019 | 2 replies
The partnership element is the wrinkle I did not come across in other posts.
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15 October 2020 | 6 replies
The human element is much more integral to the process because your typical home buyer and seller need to be constantly reassured that they are ok.
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3 December 2019 | 133 replies
But it's best to learn how to run numbers manually on your own so fully understand the formulas and why each element is important.
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12 December 2017 | 29 replies
So, every business has the ability to add a human element. I