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7 February 2025 | 3 replies
Hi all,My wife and I have worked over the last 7 years to build a rental portfolio and are getting to the point where the bookkeeping/data entry tasks are becoming too time consuming.
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7 February 2025 | 0 replies
My last claim to fame was working on set for Season 1 Love Is Blind on Netflix also as a wedding photographer.
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9 January 2025 | 18 replies
I too appreciated your response, so your recommendation will hold a lot of weight.
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24 January 2025 | 5 replies
I have done it successfully on my last 2 buildouts, maybe 3, but only because I was able to acquire the properties at a very low price and I did all the work in-house (myself and some hired hands on staff).
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6 February 2025 | 0 replies
Real estate has long been the foundation of lasting wealth, proven by historical and modern moguls alike.
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8 January 2025 | 38 replies
Should I just chalk it up as a loss and move on?
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3 January 2025 | 40 replies
I have very rarely sold a property over the last 35 years and the income properties I hold now cash flow very well with not to much effort involved.
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25 January 2025 | 7 replies
But with that one lender I found I am not lendable due to not having proof of income for the last two years.
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7 February 2025 | 11 replies
However, as I've been tracking new listings in this area and running the numbers on them, I have realized this strategy has either gotten too much attention in the last few years or the supply just isn't there any more.
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23 January 2025 | 4 replies
We do have a few other investments besides RE, but they are baby investments.I'm very comfortable with my RE investments which have proven themselves over the last 30 years.