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8 December 2024 | 8 replies
You can make great profits flipping houses, but you can also lose a ton if you don't do it right.That said, I encourage you to be in touch with an investor friendly agent in Indy.
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26 November 2024 | 6 replies
Has anyone heard of a bank that is friendly to Self Directed IRAs and offers interest.I had Titan (have checkbook control as well) and switched as like you said, they don’t pay interest.
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15 December 2024 | 30 replies
Make a list of every place you have ever lived and where all of your best friends and family live and see if any of those markets overlap with "good" markets that you see on lists.
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10 December 2024 | 6 replies
I’ve worked with investors in similar markets (Providence and neighboring areas) and have seen first-hand how house hacking can be a game-changer.. even in today’s fluctuating market.A friend of mine recently purchased a three-unit property in New Bedford, MA, just a stone’s throw from where you’re looking.
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6 December 2024 | 12 replies
Hi dear friends!
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5 December 2024 | 7 replies
Friends Title is attorney-owned and investor-friendly. https://friendstitle.com/
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7 December 2024 | 13 replies
The first thing I'd recommend is focus on a market where you either 1) currently or have previously lived, 2) have family/friends that live there, or 3) travel to/vacation there frequently.
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25 November 2024 | 14 replies
Hi, all...
Half a lifetime ago, in the late 80s and early 90s, I took a run at real estate investing. I made enough mistakes to cause enough pain so that I crawled into a corner and curled up in the fetal position fo...
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11 December 2024 | 15 replies
Nice try, but no cigar.3rd warning: only paid stays count, and only full-price stays, not discounted favors for friends and family.
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8 December 2024 | 6 replies
I would take a couple days and go down there (preferably with a friend...rent a U-Haul truck and go get furniture from thrift stores, antiques stores, and even buy some new stuff.