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I’ll start. I’m 38 and I own 0 properties. I am reading all I can on REI with the goal to buy my first property within the next year. I’d love to be inspired by some of you and your journey. I’d like to know your ...
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For anyone looking to buy their first piece of real estate, STOP (unless it is a four-plex with an FHA loan). I did this 2 years ago and it was the best financial move I have ever made. If you start buying other prope...
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Have been doing research to narrow down certain areas / cities to invest with buy-and-hold rental properties -- Florida continues to pop up in articles and when looking at metrics such as Pop Growth / Employment growt...
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I got out of the stock market in 2009 after taking a $300k loss. Ironically, I had made about the same amount by actually predicting the crash and shorting the market at the top. I thought I could predict the upturn a...
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Hi, ive been wanting to start out in the REI game through wholesaling properties, but have come across some information on BP that it is illegal unless your a licensed broker or have a mass amount of knowledge and ski...
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OK, so this is something I had no idea about but was just brought to my attention. I used to be a property manager for an apartment community, and I also was responsible for my leasing consultants getting paid their c...
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Is anyone using Tellus? It appears to be similar to Cozy, but offers free background and credit checks (no cost to landlord or tenant), and also has a decent android application (cozy does not). I've seen it mention...
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I think I may have posted this earlier in the wrong location.. Sorry
Ok, I have been reading about seller/owner financing and still I am a little confused. I am in a scenario where the seller owns the propert...
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We are well into finishing now, lets show some photos and move on.post 37 - more finishingOn these smaller inner city jobs it makes a lot of sense to get the trim and door work done before the cabinets. Usually the ...