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25 April 2024 | 4 replies
Hi @Dennis MedinaTwo tips for youTip1One thing to remember when you are getting into RE investing is to have your team of people or as Brandon Turner from the Bigger Pockets Podcast calls it your CORE 41.
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25 April 2024 | 12 replies
I’d love to hear from people that have had skin in the game for a while.
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26 April 2024 | 10 replies
I like to tell people that if you plan to be an investor who is flipping and holding all the time, on your flips just set aside 40% of the profit to be safe.
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26 April 2024 | 21 replies
But the bills etc still have to get paid, from all the people clicking around on random websites.
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27 April 2024 | 20 replies
You need to build a solid boots on the ground team with people who you trust.
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25 April 2024 | 21 replies
What is wrong with this website is the majority of people on this site have no idea how to evaluate risk.When you have 25 year old hot shots trying to brag about how easy real estate is only to see them go crying to mommy in five years when they are completely underwater and are like "oh me" - ask me how I know.
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25 April 2024 | 16 replies
I can tell you what people here have done to set themselves up for retirement.
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26 April 2024 | 5 replies
Im not knocking these people, but there is a reason there are professionals around doing this all day long in the first place
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25 April 2024 | 3 replies
People are retiring here.
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25 April 2024 | 6 replies
People commute for work to Muncie, Anderson, and Indianapolis.