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24 January 2025 | 16 replies
You have zero control over the stock market, whereas when you do private lending, you have significantly higher control and contractually guaranteed return on your money.
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29 January 2025 | 8 replies
What may seem like a benefit (NO MONEY DOWN) is actually a curse!!
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2 January 2025 | 16 replies
@Richa Wardhan every investor has to find their own answer to your basic question - focus on portfolio growth or paying off what you have.Portfolio Growth leverages your money using loans and tenants paying off these loans.
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27 January 2025 | 2 replies
Every day I mark how many calls to leads I made, how many people I contacted (and was it email, call, text) from my database/past clients....how many social media posts I answered or made, etc.I don't know if that's automating, but every week I can quickly see how much of each money generating thing I did.Do you use Google Calendar?
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28 January 2025 | 14 replies
By donating the owner will have the money they want.
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3 February 2025 | 6 replies
If you're willing and able, I do recommend the "house hacking" strategy which is just a fancy name for buying a rental property and living in one of the units, because you'll get very favorable financing - an owner-occupied fixed-rate 30-year mortgage.I'd also say, analyze that property as if you won't live there and it's a pure rental, and make sure the property is still cash flow positive if there's a tenant in your unit because then you'll know if it's actually a good investment.And when you analyze it, include payment of a property manager in your #s because if you don't, and doing so would make it go cash flow negative, then you've just bought yourself a job because you literally can't step away from managing it without losing money.
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25 January 2025 | 8 replies
Neither of those pencil out.I think you'd be wise to save the money and find your own leads.
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10 January 2025 | 12 replies
Have you tried reaching out to Stessa’s support team?
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22 January 2025 | 14 replies
But even to this day the money is always the winner not me.. thats how you raise significant capital ..