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Hi,I am a 34 years old Israeli Real Estate Investor,Former Computer Hardware engineer at INTEL.I left INTEL about 3 years ago and started to invest in Northern Michigan, Boyne city area.After 3 years i can say that t...
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Hey guys! Sorry if this is naive but I figured this is the place to ask my "stupid" questions. How often would you say the "50% rule" of expenses applies in real life?
For example, how many years say in 10 ...
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A cautionary tale with actionable advice for STL specifically, and probably REI in general.Advice: When looking at tax numbers for your investment model, make sure the property is assessed correctly when running the n...
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Family holds a light industrial property that has been leased to the same large utility company since the 80s and has never had a commission associated with the lease. The lease was coming due and as part of renegoti...
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Can anyone reply with or direct me to what I recall seeing in a webinar or podcast that basically listed the items to bring to your lender. I can't for the life of me find it, but recall being provided exactly the ite...
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I now have 3 rental properties and 1 primary residence. 2 of the rental properties are doing great but the other 1 is turning into quite the money pit. We hope to spend a lot to fix it this year and maybe next year ...
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During a recent HUD purchase, I noticed the listing agent/agency was a different company than my own agent (something I noticed on both Zillow and the flyer in the home), which is of course not unusual whatsoever. Ho...
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Ok, I know we all have fears about this real estate investing adventure we are on. I feel I have a good base knowledge of how to buy houses and what to look for. I have found a lot of good deals but hesitate on pulli...
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Anyone know of anyone that does refinances of properties that are owned for 6 months that would base the LTV% on the actual value rather than the purchase price? I find it odd that it's been so difficult to find. Hypo...
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This might seem esoteric but it has to do with an important investment I have made and I wanted to see if someone could answer my question.I am in Chicago but I am not sure if this is a local thing or not.I am unsure ...