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It's been about three years since I started out on this real estate and personal finance journey. While I still have plenty of work to do and likely several more years of investing to achieve my financial and real est...
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Hello all. I am a 35-year-old engineer from the Bay Area with a cute 2-year-old daughter. I've just started to look into Real Estate investing for about 4 months now as a way to achieve financial freedom. I've been re...
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I found an off market building and I don't have the financing to purchase it, the building is going to be roughly 425k. I found a partner that has the ability to obtain the capital to purchase the building and I told...
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Hey :)
so the basic rule for a good REI is most of the time
100% finance w/ a cashflow of 100$ per unit
but what is wrong w/ buyin RE which is breakeven cashflow wise?
simple example:
-no downpayment
-100k credit a...
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When asking a private money lender for funding, do you suggest amortizing it over only the course of the loan or do you try and structure the contract so that it has a 1 year balloon with a longer amortization period?...
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I have tried to figure this out but I get lost in the details. I have a couple of houses that I have had for over 10 years and a couple for only a few. I'm trying to figure out if its worth keeping them that long or...
I have a full time job but I want to build a rental portfolio and become a cash flowing Real Estate Investor as quickly as reasonably possible. Currently I am renting an apartment until September of 2018. My plan now ...
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I Live in North Jersey, where home prices are high to say the least. It's hard to find a deal without being out bid by all cash offers and investors in prime areas. In 2017 I managed to get my first home near Montclai...
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So
I was watching a video of Grant Cardone recently and he advised against buying your own home. Instead, he prefers renting the placeyoudecide to take up residence. He basically advices against it because its money t...
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Hi!I invested in RE for a few years now. Usually, most of my investments are buy property and rent it out for positive cash flow or sell them for profit. I am more used to analyzing short term investments rather than ...