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I've consumed dozens of BiggerPockets podcasts and blog posts and am stumped on a big question: How do I responsibly scale up a passive portfolio to the level that would replace my income. Let me explain my situation:...
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Real estate expert Fabian Calvo says there’s more to the story about rising prices in the housing market than what’s reported by the mainstream media. Calvo charges, “There’s a tremendous amount of manipulation . . ....
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As we look forward to 2023, there appears to be a discrepancy between the perceived tail risk of inflation by some investors and the expectations for inflation as reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Acc...
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So I’m less than two weeks away from closing on my first property. It’s a wonderful 3/2 in Hueytown, AL just outside of Birmingham/Bessemer area. The deal will be closed with about 25K in instant equity with typical u...
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For work that is completed early or above satisfaction in some other manner? Automatically this doesn't seem like a great idea, and I don't think I'd do so the first few times I worked with someone.I'm trying to esta...
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Good afternoon to all investors on here. I need a good advice on my first deals in REI. I live in San Diego, a very expensive market and I am just about to get started to invest in RE. The decision that I made is to i...
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57 years old, recently gave up on 401K (interest rates are terrible past few years) and got 1 family home rental. A more stable of building wealth is to have as many rental properties as possible before I'm forced ...
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I know this a topic that is probably 50/50 thoughts but which do most people think is a better option for investing.
Lending
1. You can leverage more properties with the same money as you can split up cash and use ...
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I have had partners in various business ventures and I really am a big believer in partnering
I have a General contractor (unlicensed in my state ) but licensed in hawaii
I have been working as his laborer on one ...
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It's hard to say exactly what the future will be like, but it seems likely that short-term rentals could become more popular in the years ahead. This would mean an increase in available units and lower prices for thos...