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22 January 2025 | 2 replies
VA Loan Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?
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19 January 2025 | 1 reply
You could check out a book by Dave Van Horn called Real Estate Note Investing.
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27 January 2025 | 5 replies
One way would be to get the real estate under contract, then bring an experienced partner in who also has access to capital, and stay in the deal as a minority equity partner.
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16 January 2025 | 0 replies
Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?
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22 January 2025 | 4 replies
If you’re interested in investing in real estate, you can consider doing so with a Self-Directed IRA to defer taxes on capital gains until you actually withdraw the funds from your IRA.
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20 January 2025 | 11 replies
@Steven CatudalIf your partner’s main role is finding deals on the MLS or manage tenants, obviously a real estate agent does this and is paid commission.
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22 January 2025 | 56 replies
We decided to invest into real estate in our early 30s.
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6 February 2025 | 10 replies
Any PM software should be able to do everything you mentioned.I am not a PM but I am an Accountant/CFO for PM companies and real estate investors.
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27 December 2024 | 8 replies
Quote from @Lilia Matlov: A lesson I learned later is that real estate is not just about numbers, which is contrary to the thinking of most investors.
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21 January 2025 | 19 replies
The LP got it from a friend who is in some kind of real estate mentoring program.