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About two months ago my Real Estate Broker offered me a condo before it was put on the market. I declined the offer because the price was too close to market value. I'm looking for buy and hold properties and i want t...
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The title says it all assuming you can get back 7% on stock gains yearly, going by current trends this seems extremely conservative, companies today seem to be growing much faster than the historical data we usually r...
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Real estate is super fun - and most of us are obsessed. But what do you do when you're not real estating?I'll go first. I love to hike, road cycle, and snowboard.
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Hello,We bought this house and closed on April 28th. We have been searching for a qualified tenant but have had no luck.I was wondering how long other investors have had vacancies in months. Is it normal to have a vac...
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We are trying to find the way to reduce our family expenses and start saving for real estate investing. The biggest expense for us is insurance. What do you think, would it be smart to stop spending about $300 per mon...
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We have heard it a billion times, "I'm super excited to invest/ reach FIRE/ make a career change, but my partner isn't on board." Have you been there too? Share your ideas for what may or may not have worked to encour...
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My wife and I are planning to get a second vehicle. We've been able to get by with one to save more money. We're planning to buy our first rental property asap and plan to manage it ourselves, at least to start. I've...
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Hi! I'm a new member trying to decide whether to sell a rental property and would appreciate any opinions.
The property is a SFR in San Francisco. It has 2/1 upstairs in the main house and 2/1 downstairs as a...
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What's holding you back in your real estate investing career? What type of problems are you running into as you try to grow your business?This question is geared towards both new and experienced investors. It could be...
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I'm looking for opinions on if I should sell my rentals. I have 5 single family homes and I hate them. They are under quasi-management (long story) and largely I don't have to babysit them, but every notice of an issu...