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Having left the Rat Race this year after 15 Years of Buy and Hold Investing I find it is time to reflect, document and give back. One of the first areas I reviewed was my initial purchases and I believe I made a mist...
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Mortgage rates hit another all-time low as home buyers rush to secure cheap financingThe number of people applying for loans to purchase a home has increased for six consecutive weeks after falling earlier in the coro...
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Anyone investing in Japan now that the yen is weakening? buying now vs pre-pandemic the yen has dropped about 38%. Japan is a cashflow not an appreciation market. the fed raised rates a lot and plan to pivot in the co...
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"Risk taking generates growth by moving resources to enterprises which create future jobs and consumption opportunities.Without stable and transparent economic roles that allow and encourage a reasonable return for ri...
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There is a refinery in my town. 99% of my renters are contractors doing short term work at the refinery. A cheap motel is $400/week, and that's what I charge for a 2 BR STR. Over the course of 6 years, I've slowly ...
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So currently i closed on a deal in san diego that was all cash and had to be to close the deal out. (i would love to get into that deal later) reason i say that because it brings up the refi question.
from the wells...
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Background:
-Male in late thirties.
-Own several rental properties in the Seattle area.
-Interest rate on currently primary residence/house is 3.25%, no PMI/MIP.
-Tax bracket is 32%.
-Mortgage payment is $974 a...
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We have 27 properties all under their own LLC's (each LLC has between 2 and 4 members) plus a couple other misc. entities (totaling ~33) and recently our accountant of 40 years retired. We have been searching for some...
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Hello, Board.I want to reach out to your for the opinion. I own quadplex that is completely paid off. I want to have refinance the property in order to have cash in case that I want to buy another investment property ...
Good evening friends! There has been a lot of rate volatility this past year and we've seen many lenders have some difficulty servicing their market. That said, who has become your Go-To hard money lender?