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For anyone looking to buy their first piece of real estate, STOP (unless it is a four-plex with an FHA loan). I did this 2 years ago and it was the best financial move I have ever made. If you start buying other prope...
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Do you want to know more about whole life insurance, and how it compares to other investment/savings strategies? Want to see if whole life insurance makes sense IN ADDITION to real estate investing? Have questions abo...
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I have ready many, many opinions on the topic, but never one with my specific scenario, of course. I would love to hear some opinions on what others would do in my shoes. I'm a 36 year old in the Clearwater, FL area. ...
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0 votesNo votes yetHi Folks. I know the Denver market is complicated but looking from advice from experienced investors. Just wondering if you can help me settle an argument with my husband about what to do with our r...
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Hello, I’m considering turning my primary residence into a rental and moving out of state. It’s a 3000 sf 5 bed 3.5 bath new build (2022) with really nice finishes. We bought at the peak of the market in 22, and can’t...
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So two years ago I became a member here at biggerpockets because I was interested in becoming financially independent. The consensus here on the forums was that I shouldn't get into real estate if I wasn't going to b...
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I have said to myself that I would not rehab another house, just hire it out. I said I would just work ON the business and no longer in it...
Recently had to evict tenants on a house I was going to put on the market...
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For those of you who are in the middle of a rehab project, are you still letting your contractors work on the project? In our case, there are no more than 5 people working there at the same time. If not, can we reques...
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Hello everyone. I only have a few rental units. The first one is a 3-plex (building with only 3 apts), and the other is house (not split up into units or anything, just a single unit property). Currently I first start...
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I quit my job today to pursue real estate investing full time, so I am very serious. I have been casing 5 properties in my area that I know I can get for the taxes or dirt cheap. My goal is to purchase the two best on...