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First time poster. Have never owned a home, and I love my apartment in Chicago (which I rent). I’m saving for my first investment property and I’m thinking to either look for a house-hack in Chicago (which would be ex...
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There was a meeting in Tucson yesterday with Reps from States in Mexico. They're angry about the AZ law and not for the reason you think. If you read the attached, please read to the end. What a double-standard! No wo...
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Hi everyone
I'm not a new member, it's been a while since I registered, longtime lurker here. It's my first post here though.
Anyway let me get into the details.
I'm a real estate investor...
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I'm a newly single mom (35 years old) to a sweet baby girl who just turned 1. I'm currently living with my parents. Living under my parents roof while trying to raise my daughter is too much and I need to get my own s...
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I'm looking to purchase a townhome alone for $600,000. I plan to do house hacking by renting out spare bedrooms to reduce my living expenses. I aim to apply for FHA loan with a down payment of around 5%
My Informatio...
I like to use Net Present Value when evaluating deals, but I don't see it a lot on this forum or other real estate evaluations. Can anyone shed some light on why not to use it?
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Affirmative:"Home owners will panic sell increasing inventory causing a "crash" because they think the bubble is going to burst"This isn't my personal prediction. I'm not selling. I can't help but wonder if the mark...
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I think a lot of people have trouble reconciling an abundance mindset with the omnipresent, "live below your means," advice.To achieve great success, we're told that we must take risks, act as if, and spend money to m...
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