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Hello all!
I was born and raised in San Diego and now work here as a mechanical engineer in the defense industry. Growing up, the concept of "work hard in school, get a degree, and find a well paying job to work at f...
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Five years ago I began my journey as a real estate investor. Since then I have also branched out into other assets such as angel investing, note investing, and fund investing. In comparing common "real estate dogma"...
We did it. My wife and I finally agreed, the time is now. I liquefied 25K in funds, and we are now, ACTIVELY in the market for our first investment. I'M SO EXCITED!Also, I can't breathe. LOL.We're looking for a BRRRR ...
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So I have been going around and attending many different networking and REI Clubs in the Chicago area. Some I have found useful, others I wouldn't call a club but more an infomercial for the guru pitching a product. S...
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I've been baffled at some of the absolute NNN deals that are being sent around. For example I saw a Starbucks location listed at a 5.5 cap with a new 10 year lease. The lease has a 10% escalator at year 5. They are as...
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I've been looking around for some time now and I keep reading about cash flow of 100 dollars or less per unit per month. Is it worth the effort ? Here is my situation see what you think..I am looking at REI for maybe...
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I had a funny thought pop into my head as I began to prepare for the upcoming tax season: should I intentionally pay more taxes (by not taking all deductions/credits claimable) so as to be able to leverage that income...
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As a new investor, I am leaning toward the BRRRR strategy. However, I'm having trouble rectifying the third R with cash flow goals as part of this strategy. If I purchase a property that appears it will offer me a ca...
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I am about to get new rehab/ construction cost estimator for 2012, would love to know what others are using, what it costs, what they love about it, what they hate about, and especially if there is any to recommend NO...
I had a property manager who found these tenants, signed the lease, and did a walk through inspection. I have copies of all. The tenants moved out... 2 days later, I went to inspect my property myself, and was shock...