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Hi all-
As retirement inches nearer, I'm finding myself spending a LOT of time on planning, and am determined to make our money work hard for us. We live in Dubai, planning to move to either US or maybe Brisbane, sti...
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I live in California and currently rent. I am considering whether to buy my first home or continue buying properties. Rent has been increasing as such a fast rate that i'd rather be spending on a mortgage than this. F...
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My girlfriend is getting onboard with financial independence, and i'm really happy for this yall! she dug Your Money or Your Life, and is currently reading 4 hour work week. she's really digging it, and we're already ...
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Hello everyone. I have been trying to get started for a while now and I think I may have gotten the wheels spinning. Background Info: I live alone with my two two year olds and I work a contractor position to work on...
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Hello,
Which one wins on a 30 year horizon?
When looking at a long term real estate investment (approximately a 30 year rental property hold) that returns 8% annually compared to the stock market that returns an ave...
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I must admit, I do NOT have any Vacation Rental properties. I am however; fascinated by this niche, and in fact was the one that pushed to get a forum devoted to it. My question is this, how many of you actually have ...
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Ok so what would you do if you were us. Supposedly my sister in law (and kids, husband) could be losing their house. We have been down this road with a friend and was burned. So I will ask just because it's family. We...
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I decided that I would like to keep a chronological record of my current project and share it with everyone. So here it is!
This is my new building on the corner of 27th and Market St in Galveston, Tx. It was origi...
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Hello everyone,I've been studying real estate investing on and off for about 3 years now, since 2014. I've listened to almost every podcast, read dozens of books, scoured the forums and the internet, and I tell everyo...
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After a pipe broke in the attic of my two story multi-home, I faced a lot of issues with my general contractor and plumber in particular. Leaks still prevalent in pipes and refusing to fix them, contractors worker and...