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4 February 2025 | 12 replies
Ultimately, balancing your student debt and financial goals will help guide the best decision.Good luck!
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24 January 2025 | 3 replies
But if you have assets or income, you might end up $36k worse than you were before you started.
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26 January 2025 | 2 replies
What asset niche are you targeting with your firm?
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2 February 2025 | 17 replies
Unless the cash flow you would get from paying off the assets would better your day-to-day life.
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24 January 2025 | 4 replies
It's exciting to see your focus on building a real estate portfolio for financial freedom!
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7 February 2025 | 13 replies
Congrats on the journey and reaching financial and time-freedom!
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3 February 2025 | 1 reply
As a contractor and cabinet maker it made much more sense financially to purchase a home with a rental unit and manage the property myself.
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27 January 2025 | 1 reply
With hardwork and ceasing opportunities we've managed to be part of this major asset and making it even better.
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1 February 2025 | 0 replies
As well as financial statements.
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1 February 2025 | 3 replies
Since I'm not a pigeon forge local, I also don't have a good feel for the appropriate cost of goods and services either.While I don't necessarily suspect anything nefarious from the management company, I don't now that our financial incentives are always well-aligned.