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3 February 2025 | 1 reply
The more deals you’re part of, the more you learn about:✅ Structuring deals✅ Managing risk✅ Negotiating with partners✅ Handling financingTaking part of a good deal helps you build real-world experience that will pay off big in the future when you do bigger and better deals.3.
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7 February 2025 | 14 replies
I have learned to be in favor of finding the best market to invest in.
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28 January 2025 | 22 replies
Take it easy i am still a rookie and trying to learn all things possible.
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30 January 2025 | 19 replies
Looking forward to learning from each other!
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19 January 2025 | 61 replies
Protection from lawsuits is a big item to consider as well, especially in higher price range properties.
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6 February 2025 | 5 replies
Buying a portfolio without experience just throws you in the deep end without the ability to learn and develop these things. 2.
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28 January 2025 | 7 replies
With current interest rates, and they are at least 1% higher with potentially additional points for non owner occupied property, it is hard to find properties that will allow for positive cash flow after paying the mortgage, if you are looking for money for the down payment from a private lender, those are normally at higher than market and I am not sure it would be possible to pay it off.... please remember you need to take into account that you may not have a tenant for a certain amount of time, a tenant may stop paying rent, or you will have a big ticket item to fix, so I would wait if I were you and save to have enough for the down payment and closing costs and perhaps some money set aside for repairs. you also want to make sure that you have your own emergency fund outside of the money needed for the investment property because life happens ....
28 January 2025 | 7 replies
It was a great experience as I learned about the benefits of real estate.
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7 February 2025 | 2 replies
This approach would allow me to learn with each deal and minimize initial risks.2️⃣ Go Straight to Multifamily: Instead of starting with SFHs, I could spend time learning the multifamily business and go directly for a 20+ unit building, maximizing scalability from the start.I have no experience with either strategy.If you were in my position, which strategy would you choose and why?