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Hello community,I'm Sagar Mukala from San Francisco, a newbie considering out of state investing in Phoenix area to build a portfolio of properties. It is appealing to me because of the ability to catch a short flight...
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Hello my name is Julian Robinson and I am just getting started with Investing in real estate. I am originally from Alexandria, VA but have come to Ponte Vedra by opportunity with a non commercial sports performance fa...
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I'm wondering if anyone has creative ideas for how to make some income from a 3br SFH without renting it out as a full time residence. The house just became vacant, is located in Seattle, and I'm reluctant to rent thi...
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Hi BP,
I am finally joining the community! I am fairly new to the real estate industry in general but for the past year I have ran a short-term rental management company that operates in the greater Phoenix area and...
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Hello! My name is Sarah Rune and I'm located in Ventura, CA. I've been working full-time in the real estate industry for 6+ years. I started as a transaction coordinator at a hotel investment and management firm, but...
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I first got started in Real Estate in late 2011. A friend of mine (20 years my elder; I was 23 at the time) wanted to talk to me about doing some work for him. I was coming off a serious arm injury and did not have th...
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To cut to the chase, I am 23 years old and live in the NYC area. I have realistically up to 45-40k to spend on my first investment property at this time, maybe more if absolutely needed. My house budget is 200-250k an...
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So I just purchased a house in Louisiana. my PM is offering me to rent out my house with a 5 year contract to a sober living home he manages. Rent numbers look great. Specially a 5 year contract.
I no absolutely no...
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Hello everyone! I hope you all are doing well. It’s been a while since I posted. However, I’m sort of at a standstill in my real estate career. I’m a full time orthopedic surgeon at this time. Over the past two years ...
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Many REI calculators use 50% for expenses for Rental Property analysis. Should I stick with that when analyzing deals or try to be more accurate by breaking it all down? In other words, is the effort involved worth th...