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I'm new to real-estate investing and I'm trying to understand the difference between the different forms of investing
I want to play this RE game for the long-term and have the portfolio benefit from appreciation, de...
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Hey all, since many of us are cooped up in the house, and since I am new and want to engage with the community, I figured I'd ask this fun question:
Who would consider themselves to be the King or Queen of lowballing...
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I’m SUPER new to the bigger pockets forum. My wife and I are looking to purchase our 1st place (townhouse or condo) in the next 6 months to 1 year. We’ve heard Airbnb is potentially a great option for cash flow so the...
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I came across this article this morning in the Wall Street Journal. Hopefully, everyone can get to it without hitting the paywall. https://www.wsj.com/articles/t...Just in case you do hit the paywall, I will do a quic...
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I’m in a market where I can buy a fixer for $85k or so but needs anywhere from $35k-$50k in rehab. Basically I’m all in for $60k...$60k = $450/m cash flow (Mortgage, Taxes, Insurance, PM) * I know there’s maintenance ...
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Asking for money seems to be an embarrassing topic. It seems to be more embarrassing to ask for money from private individuals than from a bank. Why? I think because a bank is just an "institution" versus a pers...
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Among other demographics, I'd like to approach the LGBTQ community in selling a standalone residential property. Word-of-mouth, of course. How else?
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Hi everyone, my name is Ryan. I am a mechanical engineer in the product design business and am looking to begin my rental property investing business in the next 8-12 months. I plan to start with single family homes (...
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I'd like to enter the private/hard money market as an investor with money to lend. I don't want to find/underwrite/service the loans. I'll let a broker do that and earn a cut for their efforts. My problem is a lack of...