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24 January 2025 | 2 replies
Biggest lesson I learned in this experience is to tell EVERYONE what you are doing/trying to do.
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28 January 2025 | 7 replies
My goal is to create financial security for retirement.
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2 February 2025 | 17 replies
My philosophy is to take the minimum risk needed to achieve my lifestyle goals.
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27 January 2025 | 14 replies
If your Real Estate goal is to create ancillary income for yourself in retirement (or even sooner), then anyone telling you to sell doesn't understand the goal.
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15 January 2025 | 3 replies
The key is to start small, learn as you go, and work your way up!
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19 January 2025 | 4 replies
Our goal is to purchase 1 property a year for the next 10 years.
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30 January 2025 | 6 replies
@Jaren Taylor, not sure if this is why you talk about raising all cash, but given most deals are trading in the 5% cap rate range, and agency debt is 6.5% while balance sheet debt is closer to 7%, I whole heartedly agree that all cash is the ideal capital structure for many properties today, if your goal is to maximize overall returns for your investors.
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5 February 2025 | 18 replies
@Dave Chengoue there are a lot of opportunities in the area, the main thing is to create your team to help you execute.You also have to evaluate your strategy.
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25 January 2025 | 10 replies
The key is to differentiate your offering!
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23 January 2025 | 5 replies
The longer you hold the property for investment the easier it is to demonstrate that you did in fact intend to hold the property for rental or investment purposes.