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Having spent my whole life as a salaried employee, No financial risks of any sort, time had come for me and the wife to retire. So I thought of getting in where the action is, yes, Real Estate. Having no idea where an...
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A month prior to the pandemic, I happily signed a contract for a new build in St. Augustine, FL. As my second new build in that area, I felt extremely comfortable about the process after managing my first rental home ...
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I own a 3/2 in a desirable, middle-class neighborhood in Houston. I am considering adding a 500sq' garage loft (separate entrance, appliances, just shared back yard) and then moving out and renting both the main house...
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To anyone out there who might have some experience with this or advice. I am a general contractor with over 10 years experience in commercial construction but working on being self employed as a builder/developer of S...
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Hi all,This is my first post! I live in Winston Salem, NC. I've recently taken on a project to build three SFRs on adjacent tracts of land. I am looking at build to rent financing, but all of the banks that I've spoke...
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Was reading that to paint inside a building built before 1978, you need to use a firm certified lead-safe by the EPA to do the job. What if I want to do it myself? What precautions should be taken?
The apartment do...
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For the spec builders out there, unless your company has an "in-house" listing agent. Is a 6% commission split (buyer agent/seller agent) what I need to figure for selling the house on the MLS?
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Amen to whatever gains are made in the war on terror but is it me or is there something seriously wrong when the government has no problem seizing buildings but won't seize an overt jihadist within our military?
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I am 23 years old and I am starting over with my credit. When I was 18 I was married for a short time and owned a condo. Eventually that ended in a foreclosure. It's been about 3-4 years since that was reported on my ...
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Hi guys, I'm new to REI, in fact, I have no investing experience whatsoever. I've read a lot about it and have decided to try to build capital to buy and hold through wholesaling. I went to one of those real estate se...