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8 March 2024 | 121 replies
I read "The Secret Life of Real Estate and Banking" by Philip J Anderson and he frequently cites Fred Harrison's work on the 18 year real estate cycle.
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7 March 2024 | 38 replies
Too undiversified for me though.Another alternative is to sell some of the physical properties and purchase an equal amount of a RE mutual fund to allow you to rebalance your real estate portfolio with non-real estate investments more easily and frequently in the future.
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5 March 2024 | 7 replies
@Richard Miller I just found out about 'House Hack Seattle', and they do meetups somewhat frequently I guess?
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6 March 2024 | 13 replies
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6 March 2024 | 9 replies
We hear frequently from former members asking if we'll be re-opening and those potential guests lamenting the fact they haven't been able to visit us.We've a couple of younger former associates and a couple of new ones who wish to join us in managing, maintaining, marketing and hosting at the venue.
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5 March 2024 | 5 replies
They are not conditioned to work and do the things it takes for success which is often boring tedious work repeated frequently.
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4 March 2024 | 11 replies
Skilled investors frequently possess knowledge about particular communities that comply with the 1% criterion.Deal with a local real estate broker that focuses in buying investment homes.
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7 March 2024 | 29 replies
The huge negative is that you're not there in person to check on the properties frequently.
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5 March 2024 | 9 replies
Also, people change pricing frequently - and you will need to constantly update raw numbers.
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4 March 2024 | 17 replies
This will remain the case until you reach a point where non recourse debt is available but it’s rare and generally only applicable to larger transactions where leverage is customarily lower and there remains carve outs for “bad boy acts”.I frequently see posters on here say “they can’t get a loan for properties owned by an LLC” but I suspect they incorrectly thought that they would not have to personal sign on as a guarantor.