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This post is admittedly as much about venting as it is looking for opinions of others. Here's what crossed my mind this morning: Social Security. I'm turning 49 this year and have been working (on the books) since age...
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Hello Everyone!!I suppose it is time for me to stop reading all the posts and introduce myself. My journey into R.E. came to be in 2005 at 20 years old. I had become a Land surveyor in San Diego, California and was in...
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I've been reading, and listening to, so much information about real estate investing; but I'd like some guidance on where to get started. My longer term goal is to own my own real estate investment company. However, I...
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Hi All!Currently looking to purchase our first vacation rental/second home with 10% down. We live in the metropolitan Washington DC area and as you can imagine, its pretty expensive to really pay 10% on anything here ...
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So I am extremely interested in STR investing. I have a close friend that is successful at investing in a couple STR as passive income on the side and I am highly interested in doing the same. I have seen some of his ...
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I am looking at adding a second computer.
Locally they are dumping off remaining inventory with Windows 7 to make way for new computers with Windows 8.The windows 7 has very powerful processor,hard drive,and ram numb...
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Mayor Todd Gloria Wednesday signed into law an ordinance capping
short-term vacation rentals at 1% of the city’s housing supply and
prioritizing “good actors” in a lottery to determine who gets to offer
properti...
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I'm very new to investing and have never owned a property. My husband and I are working on educating ourselves and saving at least 20% for our down payment. Ultimate goal is to house hack a duplex as our first propert...