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I'll try to make this short.Last month, I called an agent who runs a property management company. I offered to buy one of the houses he manages. Had to explain to him a couple of times what I was trying to do. Anywa...
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Has anyone on this forum had experience with this company? Paradigm Life claims to use Whole Life Insurance Policies as a financial tool and since i trust this community, I am reaching out to get some referrals.
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For those of you who don't want to know about me and instead want to get to the point of this post move on to "2".
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My name is Lukas Zupan - I'm a real estate investor in OKC, and I also own a RE photography bus...
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I've been a hardcore follower of Dave Ramsey and have done his Debt Snowball in the past and it was very rewarding. The problem was that I started to veer in the past 4 years and take on more debt such as buying a La...
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You hear about wholesailing REO but no one knows about it.
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Have you heard of the expression "stupid money"? It is when a herd of investors or speculators seem to be overpaying for an asset.In my market in Cincinnati and I guess almost everywhere in the country, "stupid money"...
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Many investors quote Rich Dad to support their contention that a HOME is not an investment.Often this is done as an argument to invest capital in their commerical real estate deal instead of buying a home. Let me also...
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For us real estate investors this is a good time to have rental properties while we watch others portfolios crash with the stock market.Other than a moderately safe mutual fund I contribute to monthly and my 401k, I a...
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Have some of you read this book? Is there new unique methods that we should know that aren’t discussed on Bigger Pockets? I’d appreciate comments or brief review. I’d love to think there WAS a (Profitable) lazy way...
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I'm just curious what y'all think about the general market? Good time to buy or sell? Buyer's market/Seller's market/neither?
I had a discussion today with a Realtor who expects a rough time ahead....what with the el...