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Hello everyone I have worked very hard to finally post in a forum like this that i am ready to make my first investment in a rental property. i have excellent credit score and am based out of DFW area in Texas. Given ...
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So far I have only bought property within my SDIRA on a cash basis, so have not needed to work with lenders. Soon I will be buying one or more rentals outside of my SDIRA, using 'conventional financing'.
Th...
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I need to find a new place to move to because my landlord wants to raise the price for the winter season and get more money, I live in Palm Beach Gardens FL, so I was hoping to find a fixer and move in and do most of ...
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I really want to get into student housing for my first hold. I've done as much undirected research as I possibly can. Based upon what I'm reading I really think this is an effective strategy and would like pointers on...
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I’m working the numbers on what could be my first deal. Any advice or words of wisdom??
This will be a buy and hold
REO - listed at 40k
I want to make a cash deal to get a better price - Any thoughts on what to ...
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Hello,I just found out I'm moving to Portland in the September/October time-frame and I'm hoping to get some advice. I've always wanted to get into real estate but have been living (mostly) in Japan for the last 9 ye...
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I can foresee a real estate path that allows me to leave my W2 job and the thing that keeps rattling around in my mind is that having a W2 makes getting a conventional loan possible/easier? For those that leave a trad...
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I have my first deal under contract and it’s getting down to the wire to find financing (supposed to close next Tuesday). I have someone that would be willing to do it for 11% interest which works with the numbers I’v...
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I have a 2 part question. First off, I am the Landlord of a residential home in Texas and with the recent storm my tenants lost power for over 36 hours at the property which caused the tankless water heater to freeze ...
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I bought a house in a nice area where I did a lot of research. I found that my rental competition was mostly condominiums and apartments. These were all nice, but I thought there would be many tenants who would p...