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Greetings all! Long story short: I'm highly interested in pursuing the buy and hold route as a real estate investor, however, trying to buy in my own backyard (Orange County, CA) is a bit of a challenge due to the ins...
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Would you rather have $200k (after taxes) right now, or would you rather have $800/mo cash flow + money from future sale? I am anticipating "Well, it depends on what your goals are" as an answer. I want to know what Y...
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What are come common exit strategies for a buy and hold investor? Considering investing in properties with little or no money down. If I need to sell, I'll incur the typical closing costs which would essentially mak...
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Hey I was wondering how can you get money for costs associated with closing on a house hacks if your initial contacts such as friends and family aren't interested in giving you money so you can get started in investing.
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Like many investors, I struggled with the dilemma of active versus passive investing the first few years of my investing career.
I’ll admit that the thrill of “taking down” a deal, the excitement of getting your h...
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What are the downfalls of this as from what I know would be greater than the benefits? I know it can be done successfully and has by experienced investors? If the deal is a strong one, does that matter even if investo...
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Sally and Johnny are both the sole owners and employees of a pair of unrelated S corps in the same city. They don't know each other, but Sally and Johnny make and sell widgets. They both also W2 themselves $50k/yr, wh...
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My girlfriend and I are looking to purchase our first house in the next six months. I want to purchase a duplex and rent out the other unit, or a large single-family home and rent out rooms/basement (1st option prefer...
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Hello , bp
I'm a young man that lives in Central New jersey
who would love to get started in real estate investing I've been reading a few books and I'm starting to get the knowledge with out actually doing any act...
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Good afternoon everyone, my name is Erica and I am based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As described, my father passed away last June unexpectedly of a heart attack. Now that I am in the better parts of the grieving pro...