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I took a short break from researching real estate investing in order to focus on school and my job. I am still in school but I will have more time to focus on learning about real estate investing in the next few month...
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I will be ready to buy a home in the next five years, however, I am trying to decide whether I should buy a home or a piece of undeveloped land as my first big investment? I have done a little research in land invest...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence other investment in Calgary.
Purchase price: $242,000
Cash invested: $12,000
A beautiful well-appointed unit in Calgary, AB that was my first ever home purcha...
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I just viewed a 4-unit REO property that will come on the market tomorrow. It's in good shape structurally except for frozen pipes, which is a pretty big deal. Cosmetically, it needs a lot of work. I estimated $22K wo...
As soon as I turn 18 I want to start a real estate investing company!
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $560,000
Cash invested: $60,000
I thank the dog next door for leading to this purchase. I got sick of it one...
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I thought I would share my story with the hope that it inspires someone to start the home flipping adventure and/or saves someone from making some of the (costly) mistakes that I made. Note that I'm purposely not incl...
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I have a mother-daughter roommate situation in one of my units. They moved in about 4 months ago on a year-long lease. The mother has a very spotty background and no credit however the daughter is a college student wi...
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OMG, It's like The Handmaid's Tale here in College Station!I have a verbally accepted offer from a seller; the seller is financing the deal. I went to the real estate agent's office (I'm buying direct from the listin...
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Hello BP! This is kind of a loaded post so please bear with me:So I'm starting to really look into deals in my town. My goal is to invest locally and mostly self manage so I can gain experience. Eventually, I'll mov...