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I'm an American living in SE Asia and considering buying a small one bedroom flat somewhere along the Italian riviera. Why? The dollar is strong, and long term, I'd love to have a place we can go to for months on en...
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But the good news is that we DO qualify for a 100% VA loan and we CAN afford a small house! :lol:
Dh and I are 22 yrs old and i have the real estate bug although i've never done anything with it. Yes i am scared. W...
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I am looking for input on methods being used to quickly qualify or disqualify properties. Spending a lot of time running numbers and wanted input from the community on what key metrics are being used to evaluate a pro...
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I purchased an apartment building just before Covid hit in upstate NY. Rents are well below market and the plan was always to raise them but for obvious reasons I haven't yet. My market seems pretty tight so I if so...
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Currently under contract for a 3 bed upper/lower duplex. It was a FSBO listed around market rate, but I know if it went on MLS it would’ve gone for more. 3 bed duplexes are hard to find in my area to purchase and to r...
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Looking to find financial independence through real estate but don’t want to be responsible for a portfolio of 100 homes? Well, that’s exactly what today’s guest is doing!Jenny Bayless is a real estate investor in Col...
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How would you invest say $800k?[...it is a smaller more winnable lottery ;) ...]I often ask this question to friends to show them that one does not have to wait to learn and have a strategy. This time I'd like to ask ...
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Hi everyone! I recently received an offer letter to start helping a local wholesaling company with acquisitions. What would be a reasonable commission to negotiate? Could I negotiate base pay? This company just starte...
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Looking to hear others' experience and insights - -How to quickly diligence outstanding liabilities (e.g. mortgages) that would not be wiped out by the sale? -Minimum red flag diligence to determine a max bid and co...
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This question is for those of you that do this as a living, and as a supplemental income.
What is/was your initial primary source of income? And if you've since gone into doing REI as a primary source, how secure di...