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I have never been a big fan of 401k and retirement accounts in general that are invested in mutual funds. I have always thought of it as a "life deferral plan", you put money in, that is money that is lost from your l...
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Seattle passed a bill that extends eviction protection for renters for 6 more months. So, basically you don’t have to pay rent for 6 months AFTER the city reopens. This could absolutely wipe out small time landlords l...
Hello, all. I tried to look through the forums for a related topic to this, but couldn't find one. With all the news of mass shootings, more and more people are buying weapons for their own protection. This isn't to s...
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Hello Investors,I'm looking to invest out of state and wanted to ask you experienced real estate investors about your rental portfolio.- Which market is your preferred location to purchase rental properties? Why?- Wha...
There are a number of seasoned investors on this thread, so I'd like to take advantage of that and post a deal I'm working on--in fact, using Charles Best's "Down Payment Assistance" strategy.
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My personal finance teacher is using the Dave Ramsey course and doesn’t agree with me that real estate is a good investment. Instead he teaches that stocks will make you a millionaire no matter what even if you don’t ...
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I'm starting to get annoyed with my first tenant, and as a first time landlord, i'm not sure what to do. A little background information -Tenant moves in and "forgets" to do move in property and condition form. I info...
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Can I buy a home directly from an owner facing foreclosure in advance of the foreclosure auction? For example, I see a home up for auction, and the amount owed is about $38,000. Assuming this is the only debt (and I...
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One stated benefit of investing in real estate is price appreciation. However, if you look at inflation adjusted real estate prices for the most part there isn't much appreciation. There are specific points in time ...
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ifunding seems to be the first crowdfunding portal to have an investment (actually 5 investments) not go according to plan. They have 5 fix and flip deals in Milwaukee with the Orange group that were suppose to yield...