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Hi,I'm a first time landlord, long story short I had a potential tenant very interested in the property that cleared all the checks.The tenants were having a baby soon, and the wife was making the larger income of the...
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I'm in a bit of a pickle, because my husband and I disagree over investing philosophies and whether we should invest in a particular property. We're both pretty conservative with our money and have been keeping most o...
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I found a small, fully remodeled duplex for $35k in a depressed area of South Carolina with good renters in place bringing in $900/mo in rent, but it had to be a cash deal because it was slightly over appraised price ...
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So I've been marketing for at least 2 months now. Sent out about 100 hand written yellow letters, not a single response. Put out about 40 bandit signs. Got 1 call from it with from a homeowner asking for 50k more than...
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My wife and I have three houses that we rent out. This journey started about 10 years ago. We have 15-year mortgages on these. The houses are worth about $800K (TX). We are very happy with how these houses appreciated...
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Did I pick the best time or the worst time to jump in full time as a real estate investor?
December 2019 - I very confidently left my full-time job as an active USMC officer making over 100k a year.
January 2020 - ...