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Hell Everyone,
I hope all is well and everyone is making progress in all your real estate goals.
The reason why I am writing this post is because a good friend of mine and I have been debating two schools of thought...
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Is there anyone here with some advice about using your 401(k) to purchase an investment property? Anything that you would do differently or just advice about how to handle it? I only have about 35k in it so it may be ...
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Hi BP,I'm under contract and about to close on a Duplex but, because the seller has been slow to provide the required documents, the closing has stalled and the contractors I had lined up to begin the rehab have had t...
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So this is my first rental property in the middle of rehab. I paid 1/2 of negotiated labor up front and have been purchasing/paying for materials myself. My contractor asked me for an advancement about 2 weeks ago, w...
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I recently signed a contract to have some work done on my buildings. I paid 50% upon signing the contract. Before even starting the job, the contractor is saying he talked to his engineer and the job is going to cos...
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Is it common for a brokerage firm to reject a licensee who wants to hang his or her license there?
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It's that time for me to leave my current job in IT for a huge company and pursue my passion: real estate. While working on my investing company on the side, I want to gain relevant experience in the industry through ...
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I was on a different app and the subject of being a Landlord came up. I was shocked to see how many people kept saying it isn't a job. As I learn more and more about real estate investing, it has taken up a signific...
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Been licensed since March 2011, been reading book after book on real estate investing & gone to 3 different seminars (including the REI Summit in Orlando 3/09). I'm trying to get my start in the area of Real Esta...
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I am currently a full time corrections officer. I have become infatuated in real estate and my end goal is to have enough passive income to supplement my w2 income. I am 25 with relatively low bills and no kids. I kno...