My father is interested in possibly getting a retirement home close to the Ocean. What markets close to the ocean would be the most affordable for both retirement and getting a few buy and hold cash flow investments ...
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Hi y'all! Despite the dour tone of this post, I'm a genuinely happy person. I half-need to vent, and half-need some help. This isn't me looking for a hand-out or a pity party. I need good, solid advice how I can m...
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well this morning i bought my first set of stocks since 1997 or so then got wiped out in the dot com bubble LOLI am up 142.00 dollars for the day.. when i look at all these companies trading at 52 weeks lows and 1.3...
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I live in Long Island, NY, where hideous shacks cost half a million and only rent for $2000 a month, so I am excited about investing long distance. (My first investment duplex in NY metro is cashflow negative-I hadn't...
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Just thought I’d write a few words as a counterpoint to the trending post.I own and self-manage 5 properties. I have had rent collection issues but never had to evict anyone, nor have I lost even a month’s rent. But...
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I'm looking for advice from anyone who has bought property in Costa Rica. It's been my dream to have a house within 60 seconds walk to a beach where I can surf, where I can step out on my front porch and both see an...
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I was thinking in a long term view. Take two examples, tell me which you'd buy.House 1:100k house, 5k down, 20k in repairsRents for 2kCash flow is 500/moHouse 2:500k house, 25k down, no repairsRents for 4kCash flow i...
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I'm wondering if we're really making money. Not a rhetorical question, but would like genuine feedback. Here's the scenario. I want to live off of cash flow so I buy a lot of SFR. I then currently make about 550 cash ...
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I realized that I dismissed Oakland / SF / the relatively close area out of hand -- thinking it can't possibly work because the buy ins are too high, and the cash ROI is too low, but I never actually seriously investi...
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Howdy Bigger Pockets Peeps, As an agent in Austin TX, I have felt the inundation of California Natives to the Hill Country of Texas. This exodus has only just started but it has had a fairly significant impact on our ...