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Hello fellow REI just asking opinions of members regarding the pluses and minuses for a first rental property. I have been able to save around 25k cash in the bank with no debt to my name and minimal life expenses (li...
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Any of you who listen and follow the Ramsey debt snowball school of thought have a conflict with securing an investment with a mortgage outside of your personal home?
He says only buy real estate if you can pay cash ...
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What is stopping you from investing in real estate? Is it time? Money? Lack of experience? Or maybe even limited deals?My husband and I have been there. Done that. Failed. And then…. kept going to our recent close on ...
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As I'm only new to these forums and have read a good deal of the advice given here am curious to know anyones' opinion on the following idea. There are many variables to the equation and I am aware of this but its mor...
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Why are people so against starting out investing in multi-family apartments? I new in the investing field and dont have enough money to buy my own deal but i figure that if i can find a great deal, then i can raise m...
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Hey folks! An older friend of mine would like to liquidate his four properties but he would like to avoid paying capital gains tax. I suggested that he and I form a LLC and slowly transfer his properties to our LLC. A...
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Howdy BPers -I'm looking to combine ranch land with STR cabins in central/east-central Texas. Does anyone have any experience with buying acreage below market value, rehabbing ranch land, or have financing tips for ac...
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I called my local court house looking for a list of absentee home owners.. I asked the clerk to filter a list of just a owners who live abroad. The gentleman said that he was unable to filter any lists by my paramete...
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I am in desperate need of some advice. I have six properties with 14 units. I have owned them for two years. I own them mainly in the midwest. They are fine when they are rented out. They basically break even. I...