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If you have cash, should you use it or is it better to use leverage if you can? So far, I've almost exclusively used cash to build our small portfolio. My goal for the year was to fully replace my current after tax ...
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I bought a duplex that I want to house hack. We just listed the downstairs unit and I’m getting a lot of people asking if we work with Section 8. Can I legally tell them “No” because of the ‘Choose your neighbor” laws...
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Hello all,I finally have my own success story. I guess this year alone has been a bit of a success story but Ill spare you and only discuss my most recent success, a 50k wholesale deal. I have been working on this dea...
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Too many companies have been very successful after being started by High School drop outs. Others have success by individuals dropping out of college to start their business. Others who have a 4 or 6 year degree end u...
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Hi BP
I don't know if you agree with me.
But so many post of ppl just wanting to jump right in skipping school.
Afraid they miss the bandwagon or something.
I understand we all wished we started younger.
And I agree...
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Maybe its just me..... Being in the Real Estate Business for 20 plus years, I am started to see some similarities of the last bubble. Now I am not saying we are in a bubble. I don't know. They are a lot of factors...
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I've read that you should always have a realtor as part of your dream team. How can a realtor assist you? How much commision should you pay a realtor?
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With the new rental laws in California, I have been looking to flip my current two rentals a (4/2 and 3/2 ) to another more landlord friendly state. I recently purchased “The book on Rental Property Investing.” By BT....
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I'm sorry if the title is a bit harsh, but this is where I'm at. I've read numerous books including Rich Dad, Poor Dad, David Greene's books as well as others. I do everything I can to soak up the knowledge, but the...
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Even though this is a realtor question, I am hoping this forum can maybe shed some thoughts on this topic.
In the Minneapolis/St. Paul, there are about 5 Realtors that have 90% of all the REO listings. They develope...