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How many people are financially free on here? For those of you who are, do you still work or are you "retired" and living off the cash flow? If you are financially free, which method did you use to acquire it? (ie buy...
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Do you have a college degree? If so, in what field?
Has that helped you in your real estate investing? Or do you think you could have done with out it?
I am a firm believer that our path in life has lead us where we...
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Hey everyone,
I’ve been thinking about buying my first real estate property and have a few markets in mind. I’m from the NYC area, but the prices here are out of my budget. I initially looked into Baltimore, but aft...
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As an owner of a general contracting business, I get to experience the growing shortage of trained workers on the front lines. Things have been changing. So many retiring and so little learning these trades. As a stud...
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I bought my first investment property in Greeley, Colorado and have been using it as an STR since that will give me the best returns. In order to get into the property, I used a HELOC from my primary property and a co...
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I found this property on Zillow and think it has potential for MTR or LTR as it is right by the hospital. However, I am totally out of my league understanding the possibilities of an MTR. Property near Hopsital in gre...