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How many people do you know that just make you shake your head at their financial predicament? I mean, hey, I came late in life to financial sanity and the decision to invest and retire early, and made lots of stupi...
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What are you doing or seeing that effectively addresses racial disparity in home ownership/ lending/ generational wealth?Hopefully this is a fairly straightforward question about a heavy and complex topic! It's well ...
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So I'm trying to start my real estate portfolio with house hacking, refinancing, and cash out pays for the next down payment. My credit is 711, and my debt is low, BUT I only make 23k a year. Ew.So I go to banks toda...
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We are in some unsettling times and many of you have questions about financing options available for investors. Others have questions about the lingo/structure of RE financing. Opening up this forum to send me all you...
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Hi Team - I wanted to walk through a couple of quick thoughts on what I see as the most at-risk parties in a potential recession. 1) Middle-Class Homeowners - A middle-class homeowner reliant on one source of income, ...
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Just finished my first deal, a BRRRR triplex in Norfolk, VABUY: 2400 sqft triplex:1) 1bd/1ba 550sqft @ $550/mo2) 1bd/1ba 625 sqft @ $600/mo3) 2bd/1ba 1250sqft @ $800/moPurchase Price: 136kRehab Budget: 60kExpected ARV...
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What steps would you take if you were in my shoes to start and build a portfolio? I’m interested in buy and hold properties, and I am just curious as to what some more experienced investors would do if they were in my...