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29 July 2024 | 21 replies
@Ken LivingstonRule number one for maximizing your income in real estate is to not spend money that doesn’t earn you money unless you have to.
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1 August 2024 | 1 reply
This approach allowed us to maintain control over the entire process, from acquisition to resale, ultimately maximizing our profitability and demonstrating our commitment to successful real estate partnerships.
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1 August 2024 | 30 replies
It allows the sponsor to buy and sell real estate within the fund as well, maybe doing multiple smaller deals.
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1 August 2024 | 2 replies
Hey everyone, I’m a real estate investor looking to do a cash out refinance on a portion of my rental portfolio.
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1 August 2024 | 1 reply
No real risk beyond just the risk that goes with having any stocks or bonds.
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26 July 2024 | 13 replies
I'm Brett Reade from Salinas, Ca.
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31 July 2024 | 18 replies
Dwelling deeper I found that many wanting to wholesale believe that wholesaling is either real estate investing or a real estate business while being a real estate agent is just another “job”.
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1 August 2024 | 2 replies
Hello friends,I am a new BRRRR real estate investor working and living in Germany.Just incorporated LLC in US and willing to buy my first rental property soon, The question here is the "Refinancing" part, As far as I learned that I cannot refinance unless I have a credit score, right?
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28 July 2024 | 15 replies
Im currently in the car sales industry and doing okay but I know (or heard👨🏽) real wealth is made in real estate, i been intrested in real estate for a while now but always get held back by the time it takes to see nice profits.
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1 August 2024 | 16 replies
Hi Wayne, since you're investing out-of-state, my advice for you is to read this book “Long-Distance Real Estate Investing: How to Buy, Rehab, and Manage Out-of-State Rental Properties” - I found it to be very helpful when I got started investing 2.5 years ago.