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I've moved a decent amount in the last few years and have never been able to buy before now. I'll be finishing my MBA and settling down in the Midwest and want to know what the best REI strategy to pursue would be? ...
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Hello to everyone, and Happy Thanksgiving. I am a sixty-two year old newbie currently in the Los Angeles area. I have done a lot of things in My life including professional dancer, worked for Warner Bros., Dreamworks,...
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http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/02/for-great-american-cities-the-rich-dont-always-get-richer/385513/I think there is a primary flaw in the assertion that Median wages mean everything. As someone who l...
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Hello!
My name is Oscar Franco, I'm 41 and I've lived in Southern California the majority of my life. I have been studying Real Estate for about 3 years now and I still feel as if my knowledge of the Real Estate busi...
Being a fairly new investor I can whole heartily admit I have caught the bug. This is my calling. This is what I want to do with my life. My motivation is fueled by the thought of living the life I want to live with m...
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Hey all! I have been a lurker for quite some time have personal question.
My question is simple - what motivates you? Why do you do the investing thing, and how do you push through the really cruddy seasons of it?
I...
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I know people house hack and buy a house with a conventional mortgage and live in one side and rent out the other, but if I were to buy a duplex with a conventional mortgage, rent out one side, and move my stuff and m...
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So I’m looking at purchasing my first property via house hacking but I’m worried that I might not get a tenant for months or something like that. How do I get tenants and go about the process of making sure there a go...
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View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Would you guys agree this would be a solid deal if the true plan was to hold for 30 years? I am currently ...
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I’m buying my first property(2-4 unit) and trying to use a first time home buyer loan. I’d like to use this to put a smaller down payment down than the conventional 20% but the requirement of living in the house for a...