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23 January 2025 | 7 replies
Chris answer is spot on.I'll add "quick closing".You won't find investors easily, you have to go to a lot of meetups to build them.
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29 January 2025 | 32 replies
Quote from @Gregory Schwartz: @Chris Seveney Assuming a newer investor.
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13 January 2025 | 15 replies
Quote from @Brian Burke: @Chris Seveney when I started my lending company with two partners our aim was to go from $0 to $2.5M per month.
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19 January 2025 | 11 replies
Quote from @Chris Seveney: Quote from @Anthony Maffei: I purchased a two-family property in 2017 and now have around $500K in positive equity.
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1 February 2025 | 16 replies
@Aristotle KumpisI think the short answer is... very difficult.As @Chris Seveney said, is it possible?
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13 January 2025 | 19 replies
Quote from @Jon Rob: Quote from @Chris Seveney: Quote from @Alex Scotte: @Chris Seveney and @Don Konipol, that would be great if you know where to invest that would bring more money than you would save by paying down the mortgage.
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22 January 2025 | 13 replies
Quote from @Chris Seveney: Quote from @Ken M.: Quote from @Jeffrey Robison: Are you still stuck here?
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12 January 2025 | 21 replies
Quote from @Taylor Dasch: Quote from @David Lecko: Quote from @Preston Dean: @Chris SeveneyI've heard deal machine as a sponsored ad on the BP podcast years ago.
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3 February 2025 | 47 replies
As@Chris Seveney suggested, being a private money lender can be pretty passive once you find the operator and asset you feel comfortable with.