Hello everyone, My job is taking me to Chicago this winter. I’ve never lived there, and I could love it or hate it - hard to tell from previous visits. I anticipate that I will stay there for 1-3 years, depending o...
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I've bought a rental property recently, my first one, and am looking at similar units nearby for the market rate of rentals.To be able to cash flow, I need to charge a monthly rental of about $800. However, when I did...
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Timing here is everything. Once you've established yourself as a thought leader and built a solid reputation, it's time to unleash your investment opportunities upon your trusty investor list. Don't hold back!
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I have a friend who has a high end property he is wanting to sell. His goal is to get as much out of the property as possible and give me an opportunity to do my first fix and flip. The home appraised for 1.2M...
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I am curious: what are typical occupancy rates, and how do we measure and compare them? For last three years I had good occupancy, now seeing a slowdown - not sure if it is a market shift or just normalizing from the ...
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I am determining what to do with a townhome I own in Inglewood, CA, and would love some input on my situation.The property has been a rental for me since January 2011 and I've had the same tenant the entire time. She'...
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Hey everyone, the new CARES Act allows for us to make a loan up to $100K from our 401K penalty free that doesn't have to be paid back for 3 years as long as you can show hardship 2/2 to the coronavirus. Does anyway kn...
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Greetings BP. I recently found a property located in Savage, Minnesota - and after a couple days of talking with the owners, they agreed to the idea of seller financing (AWESOME!). Normally, I would go through with th...
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I found a property in great condition that I'm planning to put an offer on. My plan was to hold it long term and convert a detached garage into living space (1-2 units) to rent out. The issue is that I don'...
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Hi everybody! I am looking for a property to invest my money into an apartment building or mobile home park. Since I'm temporarily limited physically and don't want to wait until I'm better, I was hoping to be a passi...