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Hey all! First time poster here so let me try and lay down the situation.
My wife and I are just beginning our real estate investing journey. We live in California so I think the opportunities are better when it's ...
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I purchased my Los Angeles (Compton) 4-bedroom home in 2013 for 240K; according to Redfin, it is now worth 686K. 2 years ago the entire house was completely renovated (Insurance claim) due to a burst pipe that caused ...
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I'm curious where Bigger Pockets buy and hold investors are finding cashflow these days.
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One of the things I always try to be conscientious to is herd mentality. Recognition of herd mentality and the pure luck of a well timed divorce kept me from investing in real estate in 2007 and waiting until 2008 wh...
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I am in the process of looking for potential/motivated sellers in order to do some wholesale deals (enough to get me the money to do my own rehab/flip). As I've been researching, I see a lot that Wholesalers turn out ...
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I just got my sales license in NYC, my main purpose to have it is to use it as a support for my investing, and my architecture practice. My hope is to have MLS access in different states as NJ & OH what I'm still ...
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I'm in Southern CA and realize, based on the Podcasts, that the 2% rule can still be found in the Midwest or perhaps FL. Since the market has picked back up, I'm wondering if it still exists...generally? Or have other...
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It would be great if your guys could answer the following questions
- Were you able to quit your day job and live off cash generated from RE?
- If so, what age did you start investing, and how long after investing did...
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Just curious what other investors think. Is this just another hype deal or is this a new reality for possible rent collection?
Side note, I tried to sell a house for bitcoin in 2013 with no takers or even one response.
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When putting a listed property under contract for a wholesale deal, what is the best way to prevent the listing agent from circumventing and stealing any of the buyers/funding partners? NCND agreements seem to not wor...