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Does anyone have an opinion as to why one should invest in real estate versus the stock market? Real estate investing seems exciting but investing in the stock market can be a more passive way to grow wealth long term...
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Hello,Was wondering if there is a better option for purchasing a free and clear property from a seller. He is suggesting a land contract. I pay taxes and insurance and he holds the deed. Balloon payment in 5 years. 4....
I was wondering if anybody that buy and holds a house if they ever use the positive cash flow to pay off a house faster?? Is this a good startegy?
Lets say you pay it off faster then you get all the rent the tenants...
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Hello everyone. So last year I bought a 7 units apt for 1.06 million dollars. Everything looks great on paper. Bought it with 3% seller financing on a 8% cap. What could go wrong right? Only thing is I didn’t check wi...
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My name is Brian and I currently reside in Palm Beach, Florida. I've been toying with the idea of investing in real estate for the past 5 years or so and I'm finally ready to take the plunge. I've been spending a...
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I am looking into purchasing a Duplex that the current asking price is $199,000, I have made an offer of $175,00 with 100% owner financing @ 5% with a 5-year balloon. They entertained the idea, but cannot because ...
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BiggerPockets! I would like to hear from you about what we can do to make the Real Estate Marketplace better for investors.
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I have been sitting around and lost out on some multi families in the markets i'm looking at investing in. I have about $1mil from a sale that I need to put to work. I live in Los Angeles and do not want to buy in c...
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I've been a home inspector for 14 years, and I'm just now getting into flipping houses. I'm a total neophyte, for now. But I'm curious about something. If flipping houses is so good and such a lucrative business, ...
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Hi guys, I know I will get a lot of hates from this but does STRs insurance really good as their price?From my experience so far, Airbnb never failed to cover any issues I had caused by guests. Also in case of fire or...