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15 January 2025 | 14 replies
My main concern is the interest rates being so high now as to whether what I'm hoping to achieve is really even possible.
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13 February 2025 | 24 replies
My wife is a realtor and my sons are MLO's and we started a lending company last year :)We do STR's mostly personally with our own properties and self manage all of them.
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6 February 2025 | 13 replies
Great reason for not pulling deductions forward.I have been retired from a W2 job for some time and my income is at an all time high and will just keep going up with more RE investments.
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6 February 2025 | 58 replies
I have built in the past and I do not understand how anyone can build a house for 250k that will last.As an agent I focus on high end relocation clients and many are positively surprised by the build quality compared to the south.
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2 February 2025 | 5 replies
To be more specific about what i'm looking to do: My 1-2 year goal is to employ the BRRRR strategy with SFHs and Condos by buying distressed / highly undervalued properties that need work (preferably all-cash) in low crime areas with strong rental demand, renovate them within budget (again preferably all-cash) and get them rent ready before refinancing them at the highest ARV possible.
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31 January 2025 | 170 replies
High net worth LPs don't really like to reveal themselves on public forums.
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6 February 2025 | 16 replies
I haven't gotten serious yet and don't have a local agent, but I have been window shopping and may reach out.Hi @James Bing, yes I manage my own properties by leveraging technology & local relationships to automate the self managing process.
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6 February 2025 | 18 replies
I have to admit the idea of OOS investing is a little intimidating for my first property, but your encouragement might be just what I needed to get over that self-limiting belief.
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13 January 2025 | 15 replies
It has solar power, a compost toilet, and other things of that nature to be self-sustaining.
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3 February 2025 | 5 replies
Prices are higher, but rents are very high as well.