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31 January 2025 | 12 replies
It can simplify end-of-year paperwork, but you’ll want to confirm the details with a tax pro.3.Long-Term Game PlanPaying out of pocket and keeping your medical receipts can be a great strategy.
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30 January 2025 | 4 replies
🙏☺️ I completely understand where you’re coming from & you’re right that owning real estate is a key step toward truly being an investor.I’m still new to the game, but I have a solid plan in place to move toward ownership & establish myself as a real estate investor.
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14 January 2025 | 11 replies
Then you hire a coach to accelerate your learning and take you to the next level.Using a sports analogy, it would be foolish to hire a basketball coach if your intent is to play pickup games every Saturday for fun.
8 February 2025 | 89 replies
I have documentation.Marco Santarelli and Norada continue to post videos on Facebook and YouTube without ever mentioning in them any problems or previous suspension of payments.
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11 February 2025 | 18 replies
We help run the numbers, set up showings and video record them, and load up everything in a Google Drive folder.
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15 January 2025 | 10 replies
He knows his stuff and is really good at making IG videos: his brand is a very clever mix of being super humble, telling everyone profits are less than you think and then flashing some fat $$ he made by selling to his investors.
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23 January 2025 | 23 replies
Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.
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21 January 2025 | 2 replies
Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.
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28 January 2025 | 1 reply
Additionally, while rates aren't historically bad right now, they are higher than 4-5 years ago, and they will be even higher for you as an investor than they were as an owner occupant, which is what you were when you bought originally.I get that you are anxious to add to your portfolio, but that could be achieved without touching your first golden goose.Sometimes on BP, the push is to leverage every last spare penny, but that can be a risky game as the markets shift.