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5 September 2016 | 10 replies
Hello Everyone,I am just starting out in real estate business and I truly am pumped to get my feet wet.
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30 November 2016 | 41 replies
I would look to areas much more afordable for your first couple of investments after your own home to minimize your risk while getting your feet wet.
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1 September 2016 | 1 reply
BP is the place to be if you want to get your feet wet with real estate.
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21 September 2016 | 3 replies
If offer is accepted, you have 48 hours to submit the wet-ink paperwork to the regional office (PA is the one for me), along with the EMD stated in the contract ($1,000) If you choose not to take the property, you are not bound to anything, so you could walk away without penalty3.
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3 November 2016 | 18 replies
We're big on doing anything to make home ownership less of a liability and more of an investment, and it seems like owner-occupied small multifamily will be an ideal way to get our feet wet in REI without too much risk.
6 September 2016 | 6 replies
Once I get my feet wet, so to speak, then I'll expand my horizons into those things as well.
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6 September 2016 | 2 replies
A good way to get your feet wet and build some capital is wholesaling.
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6 September 2016 | 2 replies
But I don't want to go into anything blind, and my knowledge of the real estate business is next to nothing at I'm here to learn as much as I can before I get my feet wet.
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22 August 2017 | 2 replies
Still looking to get my feet wet investing in Washington, D.C.
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23 August 2017 | 10 replies
First deal to get my feet wet in REI but have quick question.In contract with a property that I expect will cash flow $70-150/month (10% vacancy, 10% PM, $100/mo comb. capex/RM); cash return of 7-13%, excluding what I'd pay myself to self-manage.2/1, rentable condition, listed at 52, offered 32, in contract at 41.5.