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Hi everyone, I just discovered this site a few days ago and have been doing a lot of reading and have learned a LOT. My question is regarding the 50% rule - my understanding is that it is a fairly conservative ratio o...
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Hi everyone! Just wanted to start a discussion to see what real estate niche has provided the best $/hr spent of your time as an investor. How did you find it and how are you measuring that return on your time? I'v...
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I have bought one property at foreclosure and attended many, many more. I'm trying to understand something though. If your house is valued at $280,000 (and I believe it to be north of $250,00 based on my knowledg...
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I have a contractor that would like to partner with me on a few flips. I would be the money guy and he would handle all the renovations (manage subs, etc)
What would be a good split?
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I've been an agent for about a year and a half. An investor contacted me through a business card I left at one of his house flips. I'm a little skeptical as I mentioned that I'm a fairly new agent and have no investin...
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Hey I currently own a portfolio including SFR and condos. I am thinking to do a cash out refinance on my existing rental properties ( both free a d clear and and properties with existing mortgage ) use the money as a ...
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Just heard of Ignite funding and wanted to invest my 401k. Anyone else had past experience with them? I'd like to hear more.
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Do you allow grace periods? Like, "rent is due on the first of the month but considered late after the 5th".
We have a 5 day grace period in our lease - but because of it, no one pays till the 5th of the month. Eve...
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I have been working on a large mix-use commercial opportunity. I have an investment group who is willing to put up 99% of the money for this venture in phases, with 1% being raised by myself in exchange for a JV t...
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So this may sound like a basic questions, but why is rent due on the first of the month? What about people who want to move during the middle of the month? Other bills in life are billed monthly, but the due date is b...