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I have been an entrepreneur for several decades and am ready to create my final - hopefully, masterpiece - company. The idea is to develop a business that is a hybrid of the turnkey model, where the majority of the se...
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I originally was going to send this as an email to a couple of investors I know that may be encountering the same issues or have already overcome them, but I realized I would be missing out on some potentially grea...
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Hello everyone,I recently found and signed up for this great site. So far I've been reading a lot of posts and figured it's time for me to get involved a little more.I recently started my research for putting together...
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We know that HCOL cities have high rent, high property taxes, and high prices for everything. This year, my Slack acquaintance couple purchased a $2.6 million 3bedroom condo apartment in Greenwich Village, Manhattan w...
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Hi all! Newbie, prospective investor here. I'm hoping to house hack a duplex in Los Angeles County for my first investment property, but my mortgage banker (who's also an investor) said it's pretty much impossible to ...
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I won’t invest in rental property in my Self-Directed IRA!Yes, I said it! In most cases, it isn’t advantageous to invest in rental property in with my Self-Directed IRA. Since there are a number of prohibited transact...
My husband threw this idea at me: What if we charge the tenants a little more for rent each month and gave them the 12th month for free? Here's how it would work:If rent is normally $900 per month, we charge them $982...
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For people in this space, or in RE investing in general..how would you answer this question...A couple wants to retire in 5 years, they would like to use short term rentals to supply them with 60-80k a year to live on...
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Hey Everyone! Here is the lowdown:Purchased an investment single family home 2bed/1bath in North Park that was well under market value due to repairs needed and being built in 1928. Purchase Price: $585k with a $100k ...
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First time home buyer with $70k saved up & want to invest in a Las Vegas rental property with the intention of moving there in a few years (currently in SF Bay Area). What are the best areas/zip codes specifically...