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Good afternoon everyone, my name is Erica and I am based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As described, my father passed away last June unexpectedly of a heart attack. Now that I am in the better parts of the grieving pro...
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Hi:I been speaking with someone from Patch of Land, the HM lender. Everything sounds good about their loan program...does anyone have any personal experience as it pertains to ..were there any upfront costs, documenta...
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I am not a Professional Real Estate (yet) as I am working as a full-time engineer, and I don’t meet 750 hours of services during the tax year in real property trades or businesses in which I participated. ...
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What is the best way to analyze if it is worth doing renovations yourself or if you should hire a contractor?If you choose to hire contractors, what’s the best way you’ve found and determined they are quality and reli...
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Hello everyone,I am trying to get a hang at analyzing multi family properties in Houston. It is actually a property where a friend of mine is renting. We are trying to evaluate it. It is a 6 plex in the heart of the c...
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I am a new investor looking to find a good area to buy a property. I live in the Bay Area and can not afford to start here and therefore need to research a good place to start. How do you find a good place to invest...
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I am looking to set up a self directed IRA, and I've done quite a bit of reading on bigger pockets about it. I understand their is some risk, but I do like the additional investment options. I am trying to find a repu...
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I'm wondering if I can get some help on navigating a bed bug issue in Colorado. Bed bugs are something completely new to me. I also have a question about vinyl flooring going over hardwoods (what!?!?).I purchased a du...
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Are you still putting your money away in a retirement account?
Are you maxing it out?
Are you getting the bare minimum employer match?
Or are you parking all your money in a liquid account to be ready for the next ...