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Hi all, I have an interesting off-market deal I am trying to put together that would involve a loan payoff in cash and the remainder of the negotiated property value in stock of a not-listed startup. The seller needs ...
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I don't know if I'm asking for advice or just seeing if anyone is in a similar situation. The good news is this is a first world problem. The bad news is I live this first world life so even though it's not like I'm g...
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Hi members of BiggerPockets!
My name is Justin Nichols and i am from the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. I am a current undergrad at ODU and graduating in May. i have no experience in stock investing but have been re...
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How many of you are going long on BAC like me? :cool:
They made a good move by buying Merrill Lynch, but a terrible move by buying Countrywide. The mortgage mess will affect all banks until that is cleaned up and th...
Do any of you invest in the stock market (i.e. S&P 500) *and* real estate properties at the same time?If so, why and how do you prioritize both? (Do you invest a percentage of your cash flow into each?)Clearly the...
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Alright folks! I wanted to pick some of your experienced brains as far as my next step. Last year my wife and I purchased a tax default SFH for 75K in our hometown, put 45k into it and sold for 174k It worked out p...
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Hi all!So I've been talking with my wife about the benefits to real estate investing vs. other forms of investing (stocks, bonds, annuities, etc.). She leans very much towards those forms of investing because it is wh...
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Can someone explain the options for cashing out money from an individual stock to then invest it in real estate? My wife was given a lump sum of stock in an individual company (Big corp./low risk) that a family membe...
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www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/12/08/to-buy-or-not-to-buy-your-first-rental-property.aspx
This had some good points but I would say if you are only looking at 5 year return then RE is not your game. Also...
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"In the RED CORNER, Apple stock. In the BLUE CORNER, the BRRRR Strategy. Two investment ideas go into the ring, one comes out. LET’S GET READY TO BRRRRUMBLE!"
So I’m a new investor. I have a couple of Airbnb’s in Sou...