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Hi everyone, My wife and I have been saving up to make our first move into real estate investing together. Our plan is to purchase a buy-and-hold property with long term renters. We are looking for properties under $3...
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I currently have 39 units about half multi family have a single family. I have debated whether to consider “trading up” to larger multi family properties. Good idea or bad? How would you time the sale of multiple othe...
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For those passive investors out there, which matters more to you - That your sponsor has money in the deal or that he/she has a successful track record?
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I’ve seen in posts and in books advice to newbie investors to find cheap properties in low income areas, but to stay away from properties “in a war zoneâ€. But these posts and books never quantify what the diffe...
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Hi folks! @Shane Pearlmanand I are working on structuring a partnership for a commercial investment (We aren't sure yet if we'll invest in California, Minnesota, or Washington).I have a short sale on my record so I li...
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We recently bought a property that we have found out within the first few weeks of owning it that is has VERY SERIOUS drainage and humidity issues and lots of previous water damage that the sellers did not disclose. M...
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Wondering if anyone has any thoughts about the recent interview by Meredith Whitney, about the only Wall Street analysts worth anything, on CNBC.
She talked about Detroit bankruptcy saying more is coming. She succes...
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I have been doing hard money lending for a few years though hard money brokers which source and set up the loans for me to fund. I have not gone out and purchased any existing notes yet, I have just funded new loans...
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Has anyone hired an SEO company to help with their site? What KPIs did you use to evaluate them? We hired one in January and I'm just not seeing any results or any real activity on my site. Wondering if it is all a ...