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Since about April I have been dealing with my first eviction/renovation on one of my properties. For background purposes I’m a fairly new real estate investor. I bought my first rental 3 years out of college and then ...
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So ive been on this forum for years but guess never sat down and shared my story.
I'm from Buffalo NY. I have 2 beautiful children and an amazing wife. I'm 36 years old. I've been in the USAF Air National Guard for ...
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I would like to see how some of you with demanding careers (not in real estate), approach investing in real estate. With the limited time you have, how do you make deals with real estate investments?
Do you flip h...
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A contact of mine asked me today at lunch time to check a building out and since it's near my office, I decided to drop by.
The building is 15-units, 100% vacant and the owner drove all the way from Missouri and thi...
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I love to hear rags to riches [and rags moving up to riches] stories and I would love to hear yours. YES, YOURS!
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Three years ago today I was sitting under the fluorescent lights in my cubicle, enjoying a slow week of work because of the holiday, and I googled a question about zoning for one of my properties.Then this MAGICAL thi...
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I closed on a 320 unit last week and have had a lot of people ask me how they can break into the multifamily syndication biz (i.e. raising money and buying apts with investors). I documented my lessons learned on my l...
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My partner and I have reached a level of frustration as we work to get our RE business off the ground. We are not dejected and continue to push on but I am looking for some feedback, harsh or positive, on our busines...
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Has anyone filed taxes yet as a W-2 employee who owns only STR, rents for on average less than 7 days per rental (STR), and materially participates (usually requires 100 hours or more in a year and more than anyone el...
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My numbers showed a conservative ARV of 3/1 rancher in Richmond, VA at $135,000. All-in costs including repairs, title, legal, lender fees, etc. was $108,000. I developed a relationship with a new bank with great po...