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I always hear Kiyosaki (and countless others) talking about owning physical gold in addition to real estate. I get the thesis, but how does one technically hold, store, and (most importantly) SECURE physical gold hold...
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I am currently in a BINDING contract with a SELLER of a residential piece of property an I am the BUYER for the sum of $20,000.00. The contract is seasoned, and is sitting at a Title company ready to close. There is a...
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I manage real estate for investors, and wanted to hear from the insurance brokers as to what your feel is for the growing number of "service Animals" in rental properties. The biggest concern that I have is that we ca...
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I'm just curious how many other active REI also invest in cryptocurrencies? And if you do, what kind?I am personally a fan of cryptocurrencies and what they are all about. I have put some money towards it, and will co...
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Curious out there what people use as a general rule for how leveraged they are. How comfortable you are with debt. Do you have 401K loans? Would you cash out a Roth IRA? Do you use HELOCs off your primary? For...
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I'm just about to close on my first rental property (house-hacking a duplex in a small town outside of San Diego, CA). The previous Landlord raised rents 3-5% every year on this property, so it is currently rented fo...
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Houston, Do we have a problem?I'm wondering if the market is softening in Houston Texas.Fair warning: I'm new to analyzing. And my information is from realtors web sites. (not raw data) But the data is reported to com...
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The 10 Wrong Assumptions made by People purchasing real estate mentorship programs
That being part of a group of people all chasing the same deals, in the same area, trying to use the same strategies and techniqu...
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Greetings all! I'm newer to wholesaling and have been "all in" for about the last 4 months or so, trying to get a first few deals going. I've consulted this forum many times on other issues, but can't seem to figure...