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Hi everyone,I am in my late 20s and lives in northern California. I have been saving up to do real estate for a few years. I have a looking into Sacramental, CA, and Austin, TX areas to start my first a rental propert...
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So...I'm VERY new to asking or convincing someone to help me out financially with my dreams. My passion for a long time has been to flip houses and have rentals as my primary source of income. After trying for many ye...
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I have quite a few options in my areas to bid on foreclosed properties. Can anyone share their experience? Was it lucrative? What should I keep an eye out for?
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We bought a property using our personal names on title. I wonder are we taking too much risk?
Due to we encountered a lot of issues, I starting to think of how to protect ourselves.
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Anytime we face a challenge personally or as a society there are lessons to be learned from that challenge. COVID-19 has challenged different people in different ways and we will probably each have our own takeaways ...
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Hi...I am a fairly new member to the community but have been following the podcasts for a bit. I just wanted to take a second to share that I got my first property under contract. I am based in Philadelphia area and p...
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I stumbled on this website yesterday. What a wealth of information. I was wondering if anyone ever bought homes, or or had any experience in rental properties in "lesser" expensive parts of town? There are many hom...
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I need some expert advice. I apologize in advance for the lengthy post, but I need to give some background on my situation. In 2006 my wife and I bought a condo (I know... Now) in Western CT for 280k in both of our...