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Hi BP!! =)Most Southern Californians are perfectly happy purchasing their first piece of real estate to "achieve the American dream" or for another emotional reason. Those are valid and great, but there is a lack of ...
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So, my wife and I bought our first real estate property two years ago as our primary residence. I did a VA loan with 100% financing. The home has been a fixer-upper and we now have estimated 60,000 of equity if we we...
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Anybody else hear of a city or county trying to implement a strategy like this?
In a somewhat r...
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Hello,I am new to this forum and real estate investing. I have been doing some reading and feel that real estate could potentially help me reach my goal of financial freedom so that I have more time to spend with my f...
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Most people's eyes glaze over when you mention finanical statements and accounting to them. But I contest this is where the real money is made.
TRUTH = Once you understand your accounts you will make more money.
W...
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Hello my name is Quentin Jivery I’m brand new to real estate investing and looking for my first deal to start my family and I on a path to financial freedom! In short I am writing this looking for mentorship number on...
Fort Wayne investors, I am looking for a CPA and/or Financial Planner in our area who understands real estate investors and can help me strategize my taxes and plan for early retirement. Any suggestions?
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Many of us on here can see the benefits of generating passive income from real estate. One of the items keeping me from making the jump is insurance. What have many of you who have made the jump to a real estate inc...
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Hey guys, I live in LA where appreciation is great but cashflow is not so good. I'm open to either house hack in LA (appreciation should be solid) or invest out of state for cashflow. From a financial perspective, how...
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Hi, I am an interior designer who has successfully flipped a few homes in the Dallas area. I have been on HGTV and hosted my own online show called Homergency. I am also a real estate investor who has a few commerci...