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12 April 2024 | 27 replies
like: where you live. where you have family.
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14 April 2024 | 885 replies
Also, be prepared for family and friends to tell you, you're crazy.
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12 April 2024 | 4 replies
My 3-5-year goal is to build the portfolio using LTR purchases to grow some cash flow and equity, ideally purchasing multi-family units in tandem with SFHs.
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12 April 2024 | 36 replies
I thought I might house hack, but as I mentioned my area isn't as multi family friendly.
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11 April 2024 | 3 replies
Then for the money - you start with family and friends.
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12 April 2024 | 5 replies
I'm in the Midwest (in a suburb north of Indianapolis) and collected one month's rent for a deposit ($1900 for a single family ranch), which is what others were doing.
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11 April 2024 | 10 replies
Something I will have to do.Have you developed single family homes?
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11 April 2024 | 10 replies
Am I better suited getting into a multi-family or a single family home and look at potentially adding value somehow?
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12 April 2024 | 11 replies
My family owns a 2 BR 1 BA in the area and I have looking at using this property as a STR, as long as the house is zoned for it.
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9 April 2024 | 5 replies
I found a multi-family listing that says the seller is offering a partial seller carryback.