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7 June 2024 | 8 replies
I would like to start investing soon, but my full time is brokering for Hard/Private money loans.
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8 June 2024 | 1 reply
For my wife it’s the opposite.But you make a good point that real estate is not for everyone and there are other ways to make money.
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8 June 2024 | 22 replies
The collision plate saved me from taking a hit from a 38.
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5 June 2024 | 4 replies
Depending on other factors (credit score, property location, etc) you can look into the hard money route.
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8 June 2024 | 5 replies
If I rent it, it won't cash flow more than 2%, which is sort of ok as my goals is creating a portfolio of additional income for retirement (12 years from now) If I sell it I will likley lose a little money ($5-$10k) I Used a VA loan to purchase zero down and will be living in it for 24 months while I do the rehab.purchase price $330K, rehab $15k, Estimated ARV is $370k.
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7 June 2024 | 10 replies
If you take that into consideration, you are losing money on the property.
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10 June 2024 | 30 replies
And that’s what ppl think they can find if they listen to real estate podcasts that set improper expectations (and really just want them to spend money on their products/deals)That being said year 1/2 can be rough with unexpected (should have expected) repairs from the prior owner.
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8 June 2024 | 40 replies
From what he shared with me; I'd be parking a good bit of that money into a property there.
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5 June 2024 | 6 replies
Some of the guru's talk and talk about no money down, yadda yadda, but that's just not the norm from what I've seen.
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6 June 2024 | 8 replies
I can help you if you have $30k to $50k saved up to purchase a rehab home.