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OK--So I am new, and hope I do not come across as stupid for asking this. The greater Joplin area has a shortage of rental homes--specifically for the 4+ bedroom range. So, I started looking around to see if there wer...
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Hello everyone my name is Windie Gaytan I am a new Real Estate Investor. I have taken steps to start and create my team and I am now on the hunt for good deal. I have began networking by getting connected with seve...
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Last year I converted an old 401k of mine into a Self Directed 401k and used that to buy and refurbish a few properties and now the monthly income is very nice and I sleep at night knowing I'm not overly reliant on th...
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Got an email today from my PM stating that one of my tenants has been deported... how does this even happen? lol. Is this something that should have been caught during screening? Tenant was 2 months into their lease.....
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I have a net worth of $10M. I continue to work and earn to cover my costs and save some. I want the freedom to be able to retire anytime from now on. What should be my stock vs real estate vs fixed income ratio?
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Has anybody ever done this?Was listening to a Tax Podcast talking about potentially doing this via residential housing. Would be smaller in scale, less residents per caregiver (better quality of care), and less headac...
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Looking for some insight from anyone that does year round rentals using Airbnb, Home Away, Flipkey, VRBO, etc. I currently have a few but only seasonal and I would like to see if anyone in Maine has had success with ...
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I grew up in the US until the age of 20, and have been living abroad for the past 15 years. Now I want to start investing in U.S. real estate (real estate opportunities in my current location are not so attractive). ...
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Hey guys
First time investors but long time lurker here. I’ve been looking into doing wholesaling as it seems low money down.
any tips? Or anyone in the area willing to lend some guidance?