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31 January 2025 | 2 replies
Are you focusing on long-term rentals, or are you still exploring different investment strategies?
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29 January 2025 | 4 replies
That experience made me realize I want to dive deeper into this space.Right now, I’m in the research phase—figuring out locations, property types, and strategies while working on funding and budgeting.
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31 January 2025 | 0 replies
Imagine making millions of dollars over the course of your career and then having to pay 30-50% every year to uncle sam instead of compounding that cash over time.This is exactly what real estate professionals have learned to mitigate.To reduce their taxable income, they just buy a building every year, do a cost seg, and use depreciation to reduce their tax liability dramatically.Their personal wealth snowball grows much larger and much faster than their W2 counterparts who give most of their money back to the government each year.Following this strategy as a real estate professional is one of best ways to end up with a much larger net worth at the end of your career.
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25 January 2025 | 5 replies
Sounds like strategy call would make most sense to see what your goals are with REI and being an agent to determine if the organization I represent aligns with the direction you are looking to go.
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2 February 2025 | 1 reply
If anyone has any other suggestions about alternative strategies in the area that could facilitate cashflow, Id be all ears.
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23 January 2025 | 10 replies
Well worth it and the best strategy to start in my opinion.
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23 January 2025 | 0 replies
With the right strategy, it can become the foundation for building wealth.
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27 January 2025 | 8 replies
Ideally, I would like to use the buy and hold strategy, with a 50k budget to get started.
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7 February 2025 | 6 replies
House hacking is an excellent strategy, especially with the potential to use an FHA loan to secure a property with a low down payment.