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1st timer looking to buy property and create passive income. Any tips for me ?
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Investment Info:
Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $850,000
Cash invested: $40,000
Short term rental, very hands on for 3 months out of the year, but also compl...
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Hello friends!This just sent to me from one of my top lender partners:Starting November 18th, 2023, Fannie Mae is rolling out a game-changing update to its guidelines, specifically focusing on down payment requirement...
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I feel like I'm doing something wrong when I'm on the phone with people so I'm figuring out how to correct it. I really respect and admire Max Maxwell, Tom Krol, Todd Toback, Cody Hofhine, Brent Daniels, Sean Terry, S...
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I had this tenant that I inherited with a recent acquisition. She must have been living with a boyfriend for the past 2 months, but from the moment ownership was transferred to me, she neither payed rent, or attemp...
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I'll be attending my first REI Cashflow game tomorrow evening and was wondering if anyone can tell me what I should expect? Or any recommendations on what I should be taking with me? It's the "December Holiday Doodad-...
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Hello All,My mother-in-law and I have been discussing working together on real estate investments for a few years. She's getting close to retirement and wants to get her feet wet now so she has something to keep her b...
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As the number of investors swell, so do the number of "so called hard money lenders" Since the recession, a lot of hard money lenders, or as I will call them, "pretend hard money lenders" ask you this question. How mu...
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As wages in the construction industry are getting squeezed, some builders are already rolling additive technology aka 3D Concrete Printing Technology in their desire to eliminate inconsistencies in traditional constru...
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Hi all!As you can tell by being in this forum, and obviously by the subject line, I am new to the game. I have been wanting to get more involved in REI for some time now. I had bought a few books a couple years back w...