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3 February 2025 | 2 replies
A couple strategies that could make sense for a younger person without experience could be a live-in flip or a house hack.
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1 February 2025 | 1 reply
You can live in your own space and rent out the others.You may even find a house hack.
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5 February 2025 | 10 replies
I lived in NYC and worked for the city until I was terminated for not taking the covid vaccine.
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6 February 2025 | 12 replies
I'm a new member here and currently live in Houston, TX.
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4 February 2025 | 17 replies
On your own, you simply can not buy in the place where you want to live.
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3 February 2025 | 27 replies
I'd recommend house-hacking a duplex or triplex if possible to help limit your living expenses.
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3 February 2025 | 5 replies
Are you planning to rent it out or live in it?
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3 February 2025 | 24 replies
I was born in Allentown hospital many years ago, but now living near and investing in Northeast Philadelphia.
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4 February 2025 | 31 replies
So far, we have shortlisted Columbus, Orlando, Indiana, Vegas and Rochester.we live in Toronto and we really would like to connect with people like us who already started their journey to know about their experiences and insights of investing in the US!
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28 January 2025 | 7 replies
@Christopher Reynolds My mantra has always been, "Live where you want to live; invest where it makes sense."