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Hi everyone,
Over the last few years, I've responded to almost 700 posts on buying and investing in international real estate yet I haven't written any single post. In order to best help all of you who want to buy or...
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This is a story with drama, drama I did not want. And I can't say what kind of ending it has as this rental property is still on the market and has not caught a renter. But (I know I should stop starting sentences wit...
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Cash Value Life Insurance VS Self Directed IRA
I know the two aren't usually talked about in the same breathe. Each would be compared to other products in the same wheelhouse. And they would be introduced by very...
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For those of you reading this is a bit of a rant/story, followed by a couple questions. Please let me know what I SHOULD have done in this situation, so I can know better in the future. Thank you for reading. Th...
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Hello BP community, I would like to share my story about my first investment property. It's a longer post than The strategy I chose is a live-in rehab house hack duplex. My journey into real estate investing has been ...
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Hello, I recently got a $500,000 (full equity) condo in California and $200,000 cash. I am 21, have a 751 credit score. No Job, but planning to get a Computer Science degree as a margin of safety & then use it to ...
I recently purchased my first home this past Thursday. Leading up to it felt like a dream come true, I found the perfect home. I could not wait to finally settle and move in.
Settlement day came and it was a nightma...