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15 May 2021 | 24 replies
My friend and I are trying to get our real estate careers started, and we're finding it pretty difficult to afford the 20%-25% down payments for the properties in our area.
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13 May 2021 | 3 replies
My budget was tight but I did a rent vs. own analysis and decided to take the plunge and purchase what I could afford.
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14 May 2021 | 5 replies
I think if you can afford the house you should be able to afford a little more to furnish it.
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13 May 2021 | 0 replies
It was all I could afford at the time starting a family and getting them into a home.
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19 May 2021 | 1 reply
It was all I could afford at the time starting a family and getting them into a home.
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13 May 2021 | 1 reply
It was all I could afford at the time starting a family and getting them into a home.
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14 May 2021 | 2 replies
If you can afford get as many units as you can, there is typically more cashflow with 4 units as opposed to 2.
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5 October 2021 | 35 replies
The rent they can actually afford is in another city.
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30 May 2021 | 3 replies
I may have an opportunity to sell my triplexes at a much higher amount than I would’ve expected and I also just discovered that there are 60 affordable housing units being built directly behind me by the city which I’d think is a negative for my buildings.Any ideas on how to be able to sell these without a massive tax burden?
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14 May 2021 | 0 replies
He is paying below market rent and probably couldn't afford market rent.