When people discuss cash flow, are they referring to the cash flow before, or after, the write offs for depreciation and interest payments?
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Hello Team!
Been reading posts for a couple weeks now, the open flow of communication and genuine help from those more seasoned is wonderful. Thanks Josh what a great resource! (Great podcasts too....????)
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Hello Everyone! Currently looking for some motivation. Share what led you to leave the rat race. I currently will be keeping my job for the time being for mortgage approvals and W2 income, but would love to hear your ...
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Situation:
A friend is selling a house in Wilmington North Carolina. He has an offer but the buyer wants him do owner financing. She offered $25k down and wants him to carry the financing at 4%. Pay $1100 per month fo...
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Hi,I'm planning on lending to an investor that needs money for rehab costs. He already has a short term loan that he used to purchase the property.He needs extra money to over the rehab cost.How to should I structure ...
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Am I throwing money down the drain by putting it in an IRA?I'm looking at 30yrs before retirement; assuming a 5% yearly stock market appreciation I'd have to put about $2,440 dollars into an IRA every single month for...
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I entered into a short sale contract June 3, 2016. The bank has taken a long time to approve and now they say we need to close in 3 weeks. The seller is now concerned that he may have income tax liability on the amo...
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Hey Guys,I wanted to post a win here and see what other people thought. A couple years ago I had bought a property in the Chicago area. It was meant to be a flip and connected myself with a broker. We ended up purchas...
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We may be biased, but for us, real estate investing has been an amazing journey. Like anything worth doing, it has its challenges, but the potential far outweighs the drawbacks. For the right type of person, real esta...
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Hey All, I'm looking to move to a nicer area and hope to turn the next SFH I purchase into a rental. Due to this I already target certain homes in terms of square footage and bedrooms ect. Anyways some of my best opti...