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After a year of vague forum posts, let's get personal.My wife and I have 100K. No debt. We rent a townhouse, at $1,700 a month in Orange County, California. Currently we make a combined $160k.Our end goal is to have r...
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I’ve been seeing a lot of articles with people (millennials, mostly) struggling to buy properties, whether it's their first home, or for investing in real estate. Curious what has been the experience here. If you’re m...
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Guest house utilities are shared with main house under my name. New tenant and he’s running the A/C all day and night even when he’s not there for long hours at a timeI’ve told him to be mindful and turn it off when ...
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Hi all,
I'm purchasing my first property (Milwaukee) and asked my mortgage broker (Chemical Bank) about transferring the deed after the loan is secured. He said I can't do that. And that I'll need commercial lendin...
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I’ve been fortunate enough to have found success owning my own business for the last 4 years. It pretty much runs itself at this point and I only have to put in less than 15 hours a week into it. In my quest to find w...
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I have been watching some podcasts concerning impending implementation of Dodd Frank law as it pertains to Lease Optioning. I am very concerned as to how to proceed Renting to Own for my homes in a way that is aafe. A...
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I used Josh's new file vault this evening to upload a beginner model for evaluating small apartment complexes. I would appreciate feedback if people want to take a look:
Pro Forma Template - Small Apartments
Hopefu...
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Well I've built a small buyers list of 6 cash buyers and 9 investors, my other forum shows the steps I took to build even this small list. Now im on to step 2 and I realize I have no idea how to find a property much l...
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Well the uber doom-and-gloomers have been decidedly reticent of late. This changed recently in the blog arena. Changes in purchasing patterns of bonds later this year seem to have everyone in a tizzy now.
I renew...
The first state in the nation to make solar mandatory for new builds starting in 2020 . Pros? Cons?https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/15/california-solar-p...