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Hello team. Total newbie here....been renting my entire life and finally (at 33 yrs old) realizing that my military Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) could be building equity and become a rental property instead of b...
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Hi, my name is Kai. I recently read Brandon's book “The Book on Rental Property Investing" and got really interested in real estate investing. But here is my situation. I work in the finance industry, and my day job i...
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So grateful to have found this site and community! I have been reading and watching and listening to as much as I possibly can, and I'm just looking for advice on strategies for a newbie. Some background: I'm from LA....
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I've been studying Real Estate since 1998. I had my first license in PA then, working through Weikert Realtors. We were remodeling Multi Units on Drexel University Campus. I started listening to the Sheets tapes. ...
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How does one finally decide on a hard money lender? I posted earlier in the intro section about this when I made my first post, but perhaps it was the wrong section for my intro/inquiry:I’ve been researching HML for m...
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Hello all...my friends, haters, new people,...everyone:)I often get comments on other threads about how I "hate" etc....so here I am...posting in the unlicensed broker forum! Here's what I tell new people about invest...
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I won’t invest in rental property in my Self-Directed IRA!Yes, I said it! In most cases, it isn’t advantageous to invest in rental property in with my Self-Directed IRA. Since there are a number of prohibited transact...
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I don't know about everyone else, but I got into real estate to be an investor: to buy/sell/rent. I don't want to burn my Saturdays running around unlocking doors for prospective buyers/tenants or meeting up with con...
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HI All,I just closed on my first deal about 4 days ago and I thought I would share the info with you and ask for your input on the deal. The house I bought is a Duplex in Raleigh which I will be owner occupying in on...
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Hello everyone,
I've been spending a lot of time on Biggerpockets and listening to as many real estate podcasts as possible everyday. I'm an 18-year-old aspiring real estate investor, I've been working for a little ...