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Not sure how we end up where we do, but in 2009 I found myself firmly on my way to shaking hands with the ‘American Dream’. My parents were so proud, I was a college grad and working as an engineer for Chevron. Tasked...
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Let's say you have 5 properties that - due to economic and job market conditions in the area - only command enough rent to barely cover mortgages, insurance, and taxes. Nothing left over at all for maintenance, repa...
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What kind of crazy responses have you had to your letters sent offering to buy someone's house?
I've had someone completely chew me out for sending "all of those f'ing" letters and threatened to kick my butt. He expr...
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Hi.
I'm new to real estate investing and trying to learn how to get my feet wet and get into this field.
I feel like from everything I read, I am not quite in the position to be as flexible with securing my first i...
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Would you agree or disagree?
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What are your thoughts on the positives vs negatives of investing now vs waiting to see what will happen with this market. I feel like a lot of the experts are saying stay in cash and wait (Bigger pockets podcast last...
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Years ago I learned that when everyone is headed in a direction that you need to pay close attention to what is going on to avoid pitfalls. When my chiropractor started telling me that he was going to buy two rentals ...
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Good morning; I've been posing questions in multiple forums, reaching out to YouTubers, calling local agents, and continue having difficulty having someone in the business that's "done it" to take the time to talk to ...