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Where do gurus come up with these real estate investing tools they use to do all the work an investor would do themselves? I get emails all the time from gurus inviting me to come to some webinar talking about an awes...
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We are in the process of renting our first property. We have a law school student starting her first semester that has applied. She has filled out an application and we have checked her credit, background, eviction re...
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Where are all my boring investors at? Does anyone else prefer good old buy-and-hold long-term rentals?
20-25% down, duplex, break even on cashflow in a promising area. That's what gets me excited.
I've done major r...
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What do you guys do, double close so the end buyer doesn't see how much profit you made or you do an assignments of a contract?I typically do double closing (and pay extra closing fees $500-$1000) for double closing (...
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Hi! I'm new to this forum as a member but I have been reading previous posts on here off and on for over a year now.
I've decided now is the time for me to get started in real estate investing. I'm in a good credit ...
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NYTimes asks has home buying and how home buyers look at buying fundamentally changed? Austin and Austin home buyers were profiled in this Sundays NYTimes article. I can't post the link but there is a paywall anyway...
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At the risk of sounding like a complete rock, here is my question...
What is the formula for figuring out if rental property is worth it? I realize this will vary for different areas, mine is TN if that helps. I've...
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Let's say the quick and dirty is, I (like so many) investors had taken too many courses from national speakers in TX, FL (and everywhere NOT in New England), and had still not done a deal. I forced myself to do a dea...
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Hi.So a little bit about my situation. I'm a 26 year old female that have full-time job and have been very interested in real estate. Right now I have the option to put in offer for either a Condo in Capitol Hill Seat...
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Post title is inspired by a book I read by by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan. I love educational books like this and a bunch of others that really give me energy to tackle my goals and hustle hard towards my big why (...