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I'm a beginner real estate investor doing all the learning, reading, and mock deal analyses that I can before I'm able to locate a cash flowing duplex in my target market and purchase my first property (I plan to live...
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My goal is to purchase my first apartment building before the end of 2016 and I have been studying, reading, and listening to everything I can get my hands on. Recently I have come across information from a few differ...
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Hey everyone. Newbie wholesaler. I have my first assignment. I'm not sure if it's good enough deal. Please let me know if you think it will sell. The exit strategy will be buy and hold. Below are the facts:
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I'm trying to buy a cash-flow property that I can hold for a few years, while a tenant pays the mortgage and a few dollars profit every month.
Recently, i've hit a road block in my search for the first investment pro...
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Hi, I've listened to some episodes of the Landlord Diary, and many hosts mention that when they do rental arbitrage, they price their properties at 2 to 2.5 times the base rent. This seems unrealistic to me. After che...
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I can't say enough how great all those posting their experiences and expertise are here. So first off thank you!
Background --- I've been in IT since 96. After a few too many special "lunch meeting" where the...
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Hello All!!I'm posting in hopes that someone might provide guidance. I am becoming very frustrated with my investor as I continually send good flips her way with excel spreadsheets to back up repair estimates (we own ...
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I'm somewhat new to the real estate world. I'm coming in from a background in private equity, where limited partners typically target a ~25% IRR. And that IRR is key to modelling when approaching investors with busine...
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I am looking for potential sellers who are in default on their loan but are not in foreclosure yet. Has anyone had success getting this information from lenders? From any other source?
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I've been reading up on tax lien sales and just curious -- how competitive is the bidding for tax lien certificates? Is it pretty tough to get at a good deal on them, or are there plenty to go around?