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Hi Brandon and everyone.Regarding "The Ultimate Begginer Guide to REI"' 30% rule , or Brandon's "7 years to 7 figure wealth" plan proposal of a 20% discount offer, what do you think according to your experience:1. Wh...
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As someone who manages short-term rentals, I've started using automation to help run things better. It's supposed to save a lot of time and make things less stressful. Have any of you tried using automation in your re...
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I don't know if other people are as paranoid about this as I am. It's hard to imagine nobody worries about it.I usually try to have my wife with me but that is not always possible. Today, I am Face Timing with my son...
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This was originally done by another member named James. After having to start down this road i figured it needed a little more information so I added the actual form numbers and a little more info to include the websi...
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My name is Sam. My wife and I are from Minneapolis, Minnesota... and we are moving back in 2 weeks!We are looking forward to learning more about real estate investing. We are planning on purchasing our first home in...
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Despite a previous post in which I was encouraged to avoid renting to an out of state tenant, I have one potential tenant who is seeking a two year lease and works for international contractor that moves him from...
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Hi everyone,I'm Shane and I live in Framingham, MA. I am currently unemployed and considering going to school for radiologic technology (ie, x-ray technician). I'd like to learn about REI and -potentially, possibly, h...
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Ok, so I’ve followed most of the advice listed on this site and completed as much research as possible on investing in a Fannie May multifamily (REO) property. The numbers were good so I decided to go for it and cont...
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A guy dies and goes to heaven and get up there looking around and sees all the happy people riding on clouds and leasuirly walking streets of gold and all of them was so happy and so well fed and just so healthy looki...
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Do you use a lockbox to allow prospective tenants quick/anytime access to the property?Or!Do you meet every tenant at the property?Why?I’ve read many replies about not using lock boxes because of the risk someone tras...