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I recently purchased my first home for myself and my family to move into. I thought it was a good start because I could gain equity and use it to my advantage later. I also got tired of paying someone else to live in ...
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@Brandon Turner and others often talk about making sure you have cash flow AND equity going into every buy-and-hold deal. But are there any circumstances where you'd pay full retail if the cash flow is good enough?The...
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Californians aren’t leaving the state en masse — but they are leaving San Francisco, study sayshttps://www.latimes.com/califo...
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Just curious how many of my BP family has experienced negative pushback from family members when you discuss your real estate goals with them? I remember watching one of the webinars recently where they talked about t...
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I have had a interesting discovery recently. At the end of last year, I was finishing updating my financials and I realized that my networth had reached over 1 million dollars. That had been one of my financial goals ...
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I started off as a Police Officer at 22yrs old. While doing that I purchased my first home at 23yrs old. I bought a double home. Here in Cleveland that consists of an apartment on the bottom and an apartment above th...
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I have an opportunity approaching in 2017 to buy a small MXU building ($500-$600k). I am running the numbers and between the high insurance rate and the much higher interest rates with shorter amortization schedules, ...