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I have a property I am looking to acquire private or hard money lending for. I want to break into the investor side of real estate but I-m to scared to take the leap with random people/lender.
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Hey-
I started out listening to the Pod Casts and ended up on this great site. My name is Jon Filarsky and I live near Hudson Wisconsin. I work as a land sales agent for a real estate company that speciali...
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Im a new investor in Atlanta and I'm looking to understand the difference between a conventional loan and hard money whats are the pro's and cons and what experience you had using this tools. Is one better than the ot...
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I am wanting to personally own commercial real estate, as well as start a commercial real estate brokerage firm. Does anyone have any tips or locations where I can find solid knowledge regarding this path? I will acqu...
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I have an interesting question i'd like to get some opinions on. I just built a duplex out of pocket (all cash) and am going to move into one side and rent out the other. I want to take the cash back out. Which would ...
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If you aim to become successful via creative means, competition is irrelevant because you’re creating a new playing field. Over the last ten years, I have come across many real estate investment entrepreneurs that ex...
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Hello all,I've been enjoying reading the threads. I'm new to rental properties and exploring strategies to produce additional long-term retirement income. I own my home outright and could deploy up to $250,000 cash ag...
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I've never done a 1031 personally. Would absolutely get someone qualified involved. That said, I have a client with a condo she bought for $100k and is now selling for $190k. In order to comply with 1031 rules, does s...
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Hi all, I'm thinking about getting into the STR market. Just wondering about how to acquire a STR loan. I'm assuming it will be a DCSR type loan. Is there anyone who could recommend a lender? I'm based out central Mas...
I own 4 rental units (3 condos and a multi-family). I have 25-35% equity in all of these properties. How can I best use this equity to keep scaling my portfolio?
It seems banks aren't really doing HELOCS on investmen...