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26 July 2018 | 18 replies
You may be able to do a house hack but beyond that it is tough to get anywhere with no savings
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25 July 2018 | 1 reply
You need to save more if you are planning on not using an FHA, for reserves at the very least, You can try owner financing but it will be difficult to find and often will be more expensive than traditional financing especially in the long term.
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26 July 2018 | 4 replies
Do you also have a healthy savings account?
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3 August 2018 | 15 replies
This tip will save you from financial alot of stress in which I endured and cut my teeth on.
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28 July 2018 | 3 replies
It will save you a lot of money.
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9 August 2018 | 19 replies
Right now capital is at a minimum and I’m improving credit so while I start saving money and networking with other investors, I’ve decided that whole-selling is probably my best bet to get a little extra cash in the bank account before I go buy a hold property.Anyway, I’m curious on a few things:What’s an average wholesale fee in California?
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30 July 2018 | 6 replies
It seems Orlando and Tampa are some rental markets.OR....should I just hold my Utah home forever, and just save up enough down payment for another investment property, which could be a while.Just curious what strategy is best, basically.
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20 August 2018 | 16 replies
Sweat equity has made all the difference for me to save dollars and reinvest that difference into the next property or pay down debt.
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27 July 2018 | 22 replies
Saving slightly used items will only lessen the end price.
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7 September 2018 | 10 replies
I imagine a lot of the foreclosed investors could have stayed afloat...kept their properties...using retirement savings but chose not to throw good money after bad.