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I have been involved with flipping properties since early 2000s. First subbing out as a carpenter for several local investors and builders. When the market dropped out in 2008. Everyone I knew including myself we...
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There's hope that the definition of accredited investors will change in the near future. The House overwhelmingly passed JOBS Act 3.0 on a bipartisan basis by 400+ votes. With this amount of support, the Senate will s...
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Current Newsweek article lists The United States as # 11 in countries worldwide. Really cool website with different categori...
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Hi everyone, newbie here. I'm planning to buy my first investment this year. I'm trying to do as much due diligence as possible to protect my investment and assets if the real estate market crashes in the future.For b...
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In other podcasts and blogs it had been advised to network with agents to market for deals by asking them if they have any sellers looking to move a property quickly. My question is what if they do? How would a whole...
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Hello all,I am very inexperienced to the Real Estate game. What I do know is what I have learned from this site. I am currently in the market and looking for my first property. I have contacted a real estate agent who...
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Last week we hit our investment goal of $35k a month gross rental income. We bought our first investment property in August 2011 and the vast majority of our growth has happened in the past 10 months. We (my husband...
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Hello! I hope this message finds you all well. My wife and I recently acquired a 4-unit apartment building with inherited tenants, and I'm facing a bit of a dilemma that I'd appreciate some advice on.
Two of our tena...
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I just ran into some unfortunate times in my investing career. I recently attempted a rehab and flip project and had to sell it for a loss before completion due to the two family home that I live in as well the tenant...
Here is a big pro tip:
Stop buying on the MLS. It’s too expensive! There is a process called "Buying Off Market". Where do you think all of those properties on the MLS come from? They were "off market" until they wer...