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5 January 2025 | 0 replies
.📈 Interest Rates UpdateMortgage rates remained steady above 7% this week.For context:2017–2021 rates: 3.65%–4.87%Pre-pandemic average: 4.16%While today’s rates are higher, Las Vegas home prices continue to rise.
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22 January 2025 | 22 replies
Reinvesting $700K defers most taxes, preserves equity, and allows continued depreciation benefits.
6 January 2025 | 1 reply
Every investor has their own path, and hearing different perspectives will only enrich your journey.Challenges in Real Estate Investing:Finding deals: In competitive markets, it can be tough to find good deals that make sense financially.Capital and financing: Finding funding, especially as a new investor, can sometimes be challenging.Dealing with tenants: Managing rental properties and dealing with tenants can be tricky, especially with issues like late rent or property damage.Market risk: Real estate markets fluctuate, and external factors (like economic shifts or local development projects) can impact property values.I’d be happy to continue the conversation if you want to dive deeper into any of these topics!
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19 January 2025 | 354 replies
Now, how to determine which ones continue to operate with high integrity is challenging. 2.
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12 January 2025 | 7 replies
My goal is 25 doors in 5 years, my struggle right now is deciding to either go back to work and save up money to continue or come up with a way to leverage financing to stay afloat myself and stick with it, waking up everyday 100% dedicated to my real estate.Â
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4 January 2025 | 9 replies
We normally do not seek judgement due to the expense that is involved, even after you win you have to continue to renew the judgement every year.We put them in collections and have it hit all three credit bureaus.
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3 January 2025 | 2 replies
Building out the systems to continue to track inputs is exciting.Â
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14 January 2025 | 27 replies
One of the ladies, Amanda couldn't keep her eyes open during our meet and greet, she continued to nod off and she is one of their tenured Property Managers.
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6 January 2025 | 9 replies
I’d like to continue with real estate investing despite its challenges.
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7 January 2025 | 4 replies
He knows we plan on continuing to grow our portfolio.