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Hi,
I have a duplex in a good area (I have several other rental properties there) that is $78K, needs about $20K in fix up, and currently has renters paying a total of $1900/month. The bank wants all cash and quick c...
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If you're not building new and deeper relationships, you're not investing.
Building knowledge and doing research and analysis is necessary but it's not enough. You need to talk with people who are real estate invest...
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I am about to submit an offer to my realtor for a small single-family home. I have heard Brandon Turner say that instead of only submitting one offer, it is wise to give the seller two offers to look at so psychologic...
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Time to get off the real estate fence, folks - the 1 Year LIBOR has increased, and mortgage rate is going from 3.125% to 3.875%.... the bottom is gone... but some folks won't "get it" and then they will experience the...
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I have a very high standard for myself and I spend a lot of time on personal development and self education. I have a strong "why" for doing real estate (not only to become wealthy), and I spend at least an hour every...
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We put an offer in on a SFH which has been on the market for over 200 days. Everything went fine at the beginning and the seller's Realtor was able to answer all questions and we were able to set up a showing of the h...
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I've had decent luck in my first year of real estate investing. In what would have been me 2nd deal, was a beautiful SFH with some minor foundation issues. Comps were 130s +. I was the first the look at the house a...
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John Fedro talks a lot about making not only a cash offer, but also an offer for more money and making payments to the seller. (episode 75) If you have the cash to buy the home, what is the point of that? It does see...
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You may have heard that the market is changing. That is particularly true here in Santa Cruz. The fed's interest rate hikes are having their intended effect of slowing the market and decreasing demand. March 2022 was ...
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The following is a quote about a book called The Psychology of Money, by Morgan Housel. I was enticed by this story and would like to buy the book. "Let me tell you the story of two investors, neither of whom knew eac...