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Hello everyone!I really want to get into house hacking as soon as I can! Reading real estate books and joining the BiggerPockets community turned me on to the idea of becoming financially independent as fast as I can....
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I'm looking to invest in self-storage in the smaller cities and towns surrounding the Twin Cities area and am debating between two options: buying land and building a new facility or purchasing an existing one. I'd li...
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I'm currently paying my credit cards down each month and am seeing gradual improvements to my credit score. I don't have any delinquencies or other red flags on my report and unless something new comes up the only thi...
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I put in a bid at $33k on a 5 bed 1.5 bath home and got a counter offer of $52k. The home is in need of about $25-30k of work. The goal is to wholesale the property around $61k, ARV is about $150k. My concerns are th...
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Hi guys, I am in contract on a property, it is 80+ years old but pretty well maintained on the inside, plus a stable tenant who has been there for several years. The only major problem that the professional home inspe...
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Set for Life by Scott Trench is our June title. What did you like? What needs more clarification? I'll even tag @Scott Trench in this post so he can answer your questions.
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I have entered a knowledge-consumption stage, and due to there only being so many hours in the day, I must be efficient with my time. I have read perhaps a dozen RE books, with each of them saying more or less the ...
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Without giving a lot of personal details, here is the situation:
Student loan $100,000
Monthly payment on student loan $1,000
Monthly income available to throw at student loan $3,000
Should I:
A) completely pay off ...
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What do you do if you inherit a month-to-month tenant with no security deposit? She has been there for three years and is never late on payments so I prefer not to give her notice.
I was thinking I would offer her a y...