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12 January 2025 | 2 replies
Based on the questions you are asking I think you need to spend more time listening to podcasts like Bigger Pockets and Bigger Pockets Rookie.
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9 February 2025 | 173 replies
Spend some time learning and doing due diligence.
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10 January 2025 | 5 replies
Don't spend time looking for something that doesn't exist.
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7 January 2025 | 22 replies
What's left after all that is your cash flow.Collecting cash flow to spend is an amateur play.
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15 January 2025 | 6 replies
As important a consideration is how will you reinvest/spend the proceeds from the sale to build wealth.Hope this helps.
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29 January 2025 | 11 replies
Investing in area you're less familiar with combined with multiday travel can be more costly than spending more in your own market.
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15 January 2025 | 11 replies
So far, nothing.The point is that I believe people spend a lot of money, time, and effort protecting themselves against a non-existent threat.
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16 January 2025 | 38 replies
Would you mind telling us what you spend per month on life?
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2 February 2025 | 7 replies
Now I spend 5 years hoping they make their payments and somehow refinance to pay off the balloon.
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10 January 2025 | 12 replies
A lot of people spend their time doing this, but it's not a good use of time because it can not teach you anything relevant without seeing each one in person.