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7 June 2024 | 3 replies
If you can't keep control of your personal finances, you are highly unlikely to succeed in real estate investing.
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7 June 2024 | 15 replies
Was a personal guarantee required?
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7 June 2024 | 6 replies
I personally love the Step Brothers themed bunk bed room!
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6 June 2024 | 6 replies
We recently paid off our debts, and assuming no mortgage, we currently save about 70% of our post-tax income, around $10-12k a month.Would you still highly suggest getting a 203k loan, or would you recommend getting a standard mortgage loan from a lender?
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7 June 2024 | 11 replies
If you can't keep control of your personal finances, you are highly unlikely to succeed in real estate investing.
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7 June 2024 | 24 replies
I personally chose to seek after a firm that was doing deals but not offering a coaching program.
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5 June 2024 | 4 replies
You can pay for it with an FHA loan or a standard loan.
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7 June 2024 | 3 replies
Using real world comps & calendars from your personal experience, local PM's, online estimators.
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7 June 2024 | 13 replies
Personally, I did over 250+ transactions (including STR, MF, SFH, LTR, RRs, Corporate leasing, Acquistions/Sales, Value-Adds, etc.) on and off market in 2023-to-date in our area.
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5 June 2024 | 2 replies
Having a standard W2 job will allow you to get loans easier if you want to start buying investment properties.