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Hello,
I've been tracking markets all across the country and have caught interest in Peoria, Illinois because of the prices of the homes. I am new too investing though I was a realtor in San Francisco and my family o...
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Hello and thanks in advance for any constructive advice,Long story short, I was laid off last year and cash savings are all but evaporated. I've chosen to fund my first REI with cash from my self-directed IRA. Can a...
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Well I can start by saying hi , so hi. Alyssa is my name. Just turned 22, college drop out as of recently. Got a full ride scholarship to play ball and study. I worked tirelessly, gave everything I had for this sport....
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Each one of us has his own wealth targets, the question I ask myself is if you can hit those by only investing in notes.Should we diversify our real estate investment portfolio (like I believe in - I invest in notes b...
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As of this writing, the S&P 500 was down a little over 17% year to date, and in the same period, my passive investments have been kicking off 5-7% monthly distributions, one of my passive investments went full cyc...
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Need help from the accountants out there, there are a lot of posts on this topic but none I could find that address this question and my CPA wasn't much help (may need a new CPA)...I just moved my buy-and-hold rental ...
Hearing horror stories of getting bad renters out and the damages they do to the home, I'm intimidated to rent out my home and proceed with buying a new home to live in and update. Those who have had experience, were...
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Hello all. My question is how do I find the best brokers for a certain market? I understand that Brokers mostly work several markets. How do I find the most prevalent ones in my chosen markets.Also, I have called many...
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Of course it has been covered that the 2% rule is somewhat area dependent, So wanting to discuss my area "Nashville TN" Specifically but may be a question others can benefit from.
I seem to have no problem me...
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I'm thinking of making an offer on a property but noticed its been under contract at least 3 times, and the contracts fell through. Is this a red flag that there's something seriously wrong with the property?