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Hello Everyone,I am a newbie in RE and need your expert opinion. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, have a solid W2 job and a high credit score, and want to invest in SFH or a duplex in San Antonio or Raleigh (ok ...
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We have a 1br in the Hemispheres complex, on the barrier island (2nd line of buildings from the beach) in Hallandale Beach, FL. 2.5 years ago it was rented in under 1 month for 1450, while similar apartments in the co...
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Hi all, I am looking at a duplex (1500 sqft), which has a large detached garage (~700 sqft floor area). I am thinking of adding 2 stories on top of the garage (essentially rebuilding the garage) and adding north of 10...
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New investor looking to build real estate investment business. Live in Metro Detroit, graduated from college in 2016, and just wrapped up my first year playing minor professional hockey. I got my real estate license i...
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New to REI and looking to purchase multi-family doublex or similar apartment as my first purchase. Doing some basic cash flow calcs, it seems most areas in San Diego are very challenging to maintain positive cash flow...
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Pretty interesting article on how accounting tricks have created funny money in tech hubs like San Francisco and Seattle that have inflated the real estate markets:https://www.redfin.com/blog/2017/09/when-even-tech......
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I came to know and trusted Morris Invest (MI) a Podcast for real estate investors promoted by Clayton and Natalie Morris, which they received referral fees from Oceanpointe (OP) Property Management aka Oceanpointe Inv...
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I'm exploring the possibilities of being an HML (starting off on a smaller scale), and I have a few "newbie" questions for those who've done it for a while. --Is it possible to start off by lending smaller amounts, l...
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Hello Friends,I have a property in 92127 area (Del Sur) where i currently leave and its has Mello Roos (MR)and high HOA even though its a new construction. I was wondering to rent my current one out and buy another on...
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"Learning to dance in the rain" is a metaphor that means finding joy and happiness in the midst of difficult or challenging circumstances. It is about embracing life's storms and not just waiting for them to pass but ...