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Hi Everyone,I'm new on here and trying to learn as much as possible. I have finally decided that I'd like to start building a passive income - this has led me to the idea of buy and hold Rental properties as the sto...
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Hi All,First time posting on here but I have been an avid reader of the forums for a couple years. Great learning tool.I invested in single family homes in Houma, Louisiana from 2006-2009 and did okay, a couple rehab/...
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Hi everyone!I’m wondering what is your buying criteria? What is it about a property that’s a deal breaker for you? Do you only buy certain types of properties?
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What are some pros and cons of renting to section 8 people? Can you share some good and bad stories? I found a great unit which I'm in the process of purchasing and was wondering if renting to section 8 folks was a go...
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Lets see how much thought is going to go into this housing / bank bailout . . . frankly, I'm starting to think that the move to make is to stop paying the mortgage so I can:
a) Get "bailed out"
b) Renegotiate my loa...
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Of course, it still has to pass the Senate - and it faces an uphill battle there - but the House of Representatives has voted to abolish Dodd-Frank .What are your thoughts?
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I have had a interesting discovery recently. At the end of last year, I was finishing updating my financials and I realized that my networth had reached over 1 million dollars. That had been one of my financial goals ...
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I keep hearing many investors speak of the housing market and stock market as if we are in a normal situation. Everything is great and the stimulus has solved all of the problems that a global pandemic has created. Ta...
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Some of Miami's condos are like 4 times more in value than they were in 2009IN Asuncion (Paraguay ) real estate prices are 5 times higher than in 2010 (500%!!!)I am just looking to buy in a Market where prices are go...