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5 January 2025 | 2 replies
While I haven’t chosen a specific niche yet, I’m leaning toward purchasing a multi-unit apartment where my 20-year-old son could live and help manage while we rent out the other units—essentially a form of house-hacking.So far, I’ve connected with a few real estate agents and gained MLS access, which has been a great starting point.
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16 January 2025 | 19 replies
This is true for all private money lending situations..
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19 January 2025 | 27 replies
When I have a situation like this, I give them a written notice to accept the property in its current condition or get out.
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6 January 2025 | 13 replies
It sounds like you know how to avoid this in the future, so what to do with the situation at hand?
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4 January 2025 | 1 reply
If you have any tips, resources, or advice for someone just starting out, I’d greatly appreciate your insights.Some specific things I’m working on right now:* Building a strong buyers list.* Identifying motivated sellers and honing my outreach.* Learning the ins and outs of structuring win-win deals.I’m open to partnering, collaborating, or just grabbing coffee to exchange ideas.
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10 January 2025 | 16 replies
.- Depends on what you're doing specifically, but usually I'd recommend getting an EIN at least to give access to business bank accounts- Repeating #1, if you're going to a property and 100% of your time is spent doing renovations and the like, sure, but if any of it is for personal benefit, that'd be disallowed.
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4 January 2025 | 0 replies
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26 January 2025 | 21 replies
Sometimes, you need to be very specific and provide all the details to help them properly investigate.
1 January 2025 | 24 replies
Once you know what specifically is stopping you, you can address it directly—whether that means learning more, asking specific questions, or just taking a smaller step forward.Sometimes the biggest hurdle is just narrowing down that fear and facing it head-on.
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6 January 2025 | 3 replies
Ask specifically what is needed to comply.