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I am curious where I should start. I have been studying and going in and out of interest in real estate investing for literally 19 years without ever doing a deal or taking the next step.This is going to be long. My g...
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I have posed this question to help me serve my students better. I know most answers will focus around lack of money, but I think the answer is more complex. My three biggest reasons for taking action: FEAR, family m...
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I am really only writing this because more and more frequently I have seen this come up. And it practically grinds a nail in my nerves to reward tenants for bad behavior by offering them cash to leave. It undermines l...
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I have tried to figure this out but I get lost in the details. I have a couple of houses that I have had for over 10 years and a couple for only a few. I'm trying to figure out if its worth keeping them that long or...
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I bought 2 triplexes in blue collar areas. I am very good landlord, I always fix things on time. I'll do extra stuff - for example last week it came down to repair the fridge or buying a new one. I went with buying a ...
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I have a duplex that I owe $135,000 on that currently generates me $1000 per month in passive income. My primary house has a mortgage of $329,000. I recently sold our old primary house and I have around $200,000. I...
I'm 40 and have 0 debt. Own my home and a LTR outright. The LTR is about $180k and my home is about $500k. I've been an entrepreneur my whole life. I've done well on some long term bitcoin investments. I'm getting old...
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Hello BP!!!Does anybody have experience being a member of Tax Lien Investment Club. I was quite quick to join them in a "free real estate investment seminar" from Success Path, but after realizing that Succes Path is...
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Hello BP, I bought my first property in Pelham, Alabama September 2015. I am still holdiing it and now I am getting quiet discouraged and almost doubtful of investing via rentals. The property is marketed in Craigl...
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My 19,000th post and this is all I got. ;)https://time.com/6223185/airbn...A lot of people cashed out their equity (gained through pure luck) to purchase a short-term rental in unfamiliar markets that were over-priced...