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Hello all,
I am a fairly new buy-and-hold investor based in Orange County. I consider myself new because I've been investing for over a year and have own three properties so far with my business partner. Long story s...
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I have recently come across a strategy that would shave my mortgage from 30 years down to 10ish years. I would basically convert my mortgage into a first lien Heloc. A calculator to see if this strategy would work for...
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Has anyone in Dayton OH (or anywhere else) ever used Soda LLC (www.sodastays.com)?They answered a request for info I sent via Yelp to local property managers. I'm looking for a traditional property manager for 2 of my...
Over the years on here I've seen some questions regarding people wanting to become Property Managers and how they would handle entering the data into a financial software program. What they don't realize is that there...
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After watching podcast 689 (Pay No Taxes in 2022), I am motivated to see if I can purchase a STR prior to the end of 2022. Is this feasible? Is there a minimum number of days that the STR would need to be available or...
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I was hoping to get thoughts from other BP members who may have experience in investing in crowdfunding type opportunities such as Realtyshares, Realtymogul, Fundthatflip, the Noteshop etc versus using fix and flip or...
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Has anybody used a IBC, CFB, or BOY policy to purchase real estate and use the returns to pay back the policy at higher interest rates than the policy charges? If so, what are the pros and cons? What are your thoughts...