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16 January 2025 | 5 replies
I think having a balanced budget would be ideal where you allocate money into buying another property and money set aside for renovations.
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30 January 2025 | 7 replies
We're fortunate to have an above-average income and live well below our means.This summer, we’ll be moving to Detroit (PCSing in August), and we’ve saved about $120,000 to invest in addition to having funds set aside for the home we’ll purchase in Detroit.The reason I’m posting is that I’m struggling to decide how to best allocate the $120k.
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24 January 2025 | 18 replies
To get started, continue learning through podcasts like the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast and books like "The Book on Rental Property Investing" and "Set for Life."
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16 January 2025 | 38 replies
Did you set out to retire with real estate, did you have a goal or an amount you wanted to make?
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21 January 2025 | 74 replies
You set your own payment terms with YOUR client and then find funding for them.The Capital Syndicate is a private lender firm that offers financing through their own company, but they also provide you with a list of about 150 other private lenders.
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31 January 2025 | 121 replies
She will get you set up with a consultation.They specialize in High-Level Tax Strategy, using real estate as the primary vehicle.
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28 January 2025 | 11 replies
Back yard landscaping is usually the biggest expense at $5-6k for artificial turf and rock, but doing this sets you apart from the others.
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24 January 2025 | 17 replies
Do you have money set aside?
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12 January 2025 | 7 replies
If you control how they perform tasks, set their hours, or provide tools, they should likely be a W-2 employee, requiring you to withhold taxes and comply with payroll regulations.
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28 January 2025 | 8 replies
I just saw that Antonella Parra Gonzalez, a third-grader at Harris Elementary School in Gilbert Public Schools, recently received the Arizona English Learner Students Success Story Award.Here in Austin, many investors are asking me to set up searches in Eanes ISD, Round Rock ISD (that also cover some homes within the Austin city limits), and then of course Leander and Lake Travis ISD.