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I stopped playing the lottery a long time ago. Even then I only played the large jackpots. I'm finding myself tempted again. There are two huge jackpots right now totaling 2.6 billion dollars combined. If I won eith...
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I know many of the posts focus on the forums focus on max leverage for scalability and I get that and to a degree (especially in the beginning) agree that leverage can be great.I am curious who in here is buying with ...
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Just thought I would provide an account of my journey since I started investing in US property market in 2011 and more recently Detroit. Perhaps this can provide some inspiration/feedback for any wannabe foreign inves...
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Let's say you are a brand new investor. You are 40 years old and you have a family. You have $80K in your savings account, and you decide you want to invest in real estate.
Knowing what you know now, what would you...
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I’ve recently come across the concept of “personal banking” through “overfunding” whole life insurance policies and leveraging the cash value to buy assets.In theory it sounds like a can’t loose situation. You have a...
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I’m curious to see who exactly visits bigger pockets. Is it mostly newbie/wanna-be investors or more seasoned/experienced investors?
If you are investing, are you in state or out of state?
I’ll start by answering m...
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There are only a few remaining markets where real estate investors can get double-digit returns on rental property. There are even fewer markets where you can get high cash flow AND high appreciation. Thankfully, we k...
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It looks like Clayton Morris' (Morris Invest) House of Cards is finally starting to crumble. This article just came out today.https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2019/03/26/fox-and-friends-clayton-morris-investment-re...
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Chicago is a hot market now but the State, County and City all have significant public employee pension and healthcare debt (that cannot be reduced except maybe in a bankruptcy). Property taxes are already high, but ...