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Hey team, My name is Chris Hoffmann, I am a small business owner based in Dallas, TX. Just finished up the winter Rookie Bootcamp where my wife and I have decided to leverage a HELOC from our primary residence to inve...
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Since Socialism is the hot topic of the day, I would like to ask folks an honest question.
If you are a conservative, how are you able to support a war in Iraq with such a large price tag, yet be so against helping o...
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I am debating removing the popcorn ceiling from a small room by myself. I understand the process involves spraying the popcorn ceiling with a chemical then eventually scraping it off. How feasible is this for someone ...
Am looking for the right entity structure. It would be great if you can poke and plug holes. I do intend get a CPA’s input and an attorney’s input after revisions.
As I started writing this, I realized that many on ...
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Same problem as I had before, but I've decided I can't do this repair myself after all and need to hire it out. I tried Craigslist for day laborers, but no luck on anyone who seemed sane, not too creepy, and decent. ...
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I wasn't exactly sure where to put this post but it looked like it fit best in success stories. This is a blog post I wrote recently on my website and I thought it would be worth posting here as some motivation to th...
NOTE: This Topic was split from the 50% Rule Discussion in the Landlording Forums
Richard I was looking at your site and had some observations and questions. Your an honest and open guy so I am sure your open to a d...
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Just purchased an investment property built in about 1960. We've just about finished repainting the interior, but there is a persistent (what I call) "old house" smell. It's not from a former smoker, and it doesn't ...
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for 55K, ARV is 170K. If you have any advice for us newbies it would be greatly appreciate. We're hoping to put 30K into it, kind of hard for us to estimate. It needs new kitchen, flooring throughout, fix up garage...
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I am wondering how long it takes on average (i know it differs greatly) or what you have seen for how long it takes people to be full time REI. I have made a business plan, which is ever so changing of course and am l...