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5 February 2025 | 6 replies
Not a full fledged house hack, but enough to take the sting out of the rate we got.Not all of Citrus Heights is the same, but the area near Fair Oaks/Orangevale/Carmichael has a good balance of price and quality.
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25 January 2025 | 5 replies
The balanced owed on the property is about 97K.
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31 January 2025 | 5 replies
Research local rental demand, especially from military and university tenants, and consider balancing your portfolio with single-family and multi-family homes.
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9 February 2025 | 9 replies
Life is full of surprises and it's how we respond to them that defines our character.
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13 February 2025 | 123 replies
But it's still...whole life insurance.
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27 January 2025 | 15 replies
My wife and I are extremely thankful to you all for helping us take this next journey in life.
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2 February 2025 | 6 replies
Really wish we would have learned how to better utilize buying real estate and finance and how life changing it can be.
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18 February 2025 | 7 replies
I’ve lived here my whole life and worked hard to buy a house in my parents' neighborhood, which is the most sought-after area in the city.
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10 February 2025 | 3 replies
There's obviously quite a bit of diligence that comes after such as who the key principles are and their credentials/track record (both balance sheet and experience), the underlying real estate and thesis behind the investment & tax prep and audit procedures but as a general rule of thumb if the investor can't get past the first part which is understanding what they are investing in, passive investing is probably not for that individual.