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I originally was going to send this as an email to a couple of investors I know that may be encountering the same issues or have already overcome them, but I realized I would be missing out on some potentially grea...
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Hello all. Newbie here.
I have a question regarding approaching family members about private money. I am originally from California, but looking to do business in Philadelphia. Well I am going back to California ver...
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Hey community. I've been investing for a little while in rentals. I've done a couple methods (including the BRRR). I now have 4 cash flowing rentals and am loving investing, but I have a problem. I hit my DTI with the...
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Hi all,I have just begun to try and stick with the 3x rent salary. Do you ever stray? I have a nice single mom applicant, works 30-35 hours/week at $17 hour, gets $400 month in child support and still isn’t close to 3...
Wanted to get some opinions and thoughts on my mulit-family real estate business strategy: I have experience as a multifamily architect but I want to get into investing/development. My plan is to start with 2-4plex ...
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Anyone ever purchase or even bid on properties on Auction.com? If they don't sell on there to do they go to MLS? Do all properties have a reserve? What tools do you use to determine potential property value with re...
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What kinds of improvements add the best value? We currently have two flips in process, and I want to make sure we don't waste capital on improvements that won't return value. I will give you the general specs for this...
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I'm looking at some turnkey properties. I see property managers charging just 8% of rent and thats not much considering rent can be less than a 1k a month. I also seen turnkey rentals where they even set up the LLC...
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I'm looking to sell some rehabbed properties in SE Michigan. The properties are in B/C type neighbourhoods and I'm considering whether it will be easier and quicker to sell them using land contracts compared to conven...
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Hi, I'm in Chicago and am interested in doing lease options. Could anyone offer information for a beginner? Do I need a website right away? What do I need to get started (ie real estate attorney, where do I find contr...