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6 January 2025 | 7 replies
If you are using RE investing to try to avoid going to school, your intentions are not in the correct place.
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5 January 2025 | 17 replies
Take these California Malls ---- Eastmont Mall - Closed (Oakland); Carousel Mall - Closed (San Bernardino); Laguna Hills Mall - Closed (which was featured in BACK TO THE FUTURE); and the Village at Orange - Closed. T...
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5 February 2025 | 10 replies
Transfer it to new job and find other ways to raise capital for RE.
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25 January 2025 | 12 replies
I'm just starting out an RE journey and am thinking of my first property this year.
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4 February 2025 | 24 replies
One of the big ways you make $ in RE is when you buy - the equity capture when you buy a good deal.
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6 January 2025 | 57 replies
If you are not going to use leverage in RE, then stocks may outperform RE.
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10 January 2025 | 16 replies
These costs for most of the individuals are considered personal in nature (unless you have a RE portfolio that is run like a business; see below).
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16 January 2025 | 3 replies
I do a meetup in Gilbert, it is a great way to meet and network with other investors and RE professionals.
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15 January 2025 | 8 replies
True re the prior poster, re this helping the seller save their credit, if you buy sub-to you will dramatically raise their FICO since the mortgage will show on-time payments.
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30 January 2025 | 19 replies
I’ve spent less than 150k total out of pocket investing in RE in the last 9 years and have been buying “base hits” in Dallas and Arkansas and now have 29 SFR.