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Hi All,
My wife and I are about to have our first child and she may not be going back to work. Simultaneously, we are about to start the search for our first home and either flip or rent after 2 years. We were going ...
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BP - Hope all is well! I'm a new investor and I'm tackling my first deal - albeit a big one. I've purchased a 4 family house hack in Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn! The property needs a pretty thorough renovation. I'm c...
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I've been reading this site and REI information for a long time, and have been wanting to break into real estate investing. I'm requesting some input on my plan.
First, I'm a military member, and will be receiving a ...
This Monday I'll be negotiating a salaried position with my employer as an analyst/agent. My employer acts as a broker, investor, and consultant on self storage facilities. I anticipate a compensation plan that includ...
I've made private money rehab loans many times before but never a ground up construction loan. How do I know if a lot is permit ready. The property is a SFR infill lot in the City of Los Angeles. I don't want to do...
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We are ready to start on making our goal of 12 years ago come true, to build our custom home mortgage free. We are just 1 tiny step away! But we have came across our first road block.This is what is happening 12/3/15 ...
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Is anyone using a Solo 401k or other retirement vehicle to purchase REI? Let’s hear your success stories and advice.
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I have learned about this solo 401k in which you can use some of your 401k to invest in real estate as long as you pay it back with interest within 5 years. My question is once you pay back the amount you borrow, do ...
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I have been doing some research and even called a realtor friend. Despite getting answers I don’t have what I feel is a strong feeling to what a cap rate is and how it applies to real estate and analyzing deals.
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Greetings everyone--I am in the process of finding people to help me learn to make the best plan for a first deal in the context of future plans. Not confident that what I'm currently thinking of is the most appropria...