12 June 2019 | 6 replies
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10 June 2019 | 9 replies
Seasonality / market timing is crucial (especially in our market).
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20 June 2019 | 3 replies
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1 October 2019 | 7 replies
One exception is that the Solo 401k (but not the IRA) can come with a participant loan feature which you can use to jumpstart your investing.
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12 June 2019 | 2 replies
you can finance the first property many different ways. hard money, private money, heloc, personal cash, etc.you buy the property with that loan, and when you rehab you CREATE EQUITY, this is the crucial part you seem to be missing. so now you own a house for 75% of what it's worth.
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13 June 2019 | 2 replies
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13 June 2019 | 11 replies
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13 June 2019 | 11 replies
please share.I am not against pets, but want to keep the unit clean as much as for feature tenants turn over.
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14 June 2019 | 7 replies
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12 June 2019 | 0 replies
Starting criteria to find comparable listings look for: size, condition, features, age, properties that sold in the last 6 months and in a one-mile radius of the property you are targeting.3 .