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Hi everyone! As a financial advisor having a diversified portfolio is essential. Is that the same with real estate investing or is there actually more risk because you will have a difficult time learning and exploitin...
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If lender's maximum desired ratio for borrower's mortgage payments to gross monthly income is 28%, how can a person with average income ever have a mortgage on more than one "average" property?Income from investment p...
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Looking at $180 for a control panel for an otherwise fine 11 year old Whirlpool dishwasher. New equivalent unit is $370. Anybody have a useful rule of thumb?
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Bought our first home 2 months ago, we got a good price and decided to do just 10% and keep the additional $ for emergencies and upgrades then have the home reappraised a year later to remove PMI (extra $100 a month)H...
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Recently I took possession of a tax deed property in Etowah County, Alabama. The locks were changed, no trespassing signs were posted with my contact info and cleanup is underway. The structure needs repairs to prev...
Hello,As some background, I currently own a duplex in deep Queens, close to LI. I've owned the property for almost 5 years. The house could sell around 900-1 mil based on recent sales in the area and I have around 40%...
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Hi, fellow investors,I recently got a job offer that will make me move to Syracuse NY (I'm currently in New Mexico). I was really considering buying a duplex there, which would be my first property, but as I browse th...
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I have currently saved up $140K, I'm curious to know what would be a good percentage of that 140K to put towards buy and hold real estate investing ? I know 140K isn't a lot of money when it comes to investing but I w...
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I have a recently vacated property in Decatur, GA that needs some renovations. I want to do a new:kitchen (cabinets, tiles floors, granite counter tops, backsplash)new bathroom (tub, toilet, vanity tile floor)Interio...
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Planning to scale my VR biz using capital partners which means multiple partnerships and more complexity going forward: ie, multiple properties with dedicated bank accounts for each partnership. Need to choose a RE di...