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I despise Property Management companies. I think a majority of them are thieves and thrive on nativity. I usually end up buying my properties from people who used PM companies and ended up needing to sell their proper...
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Ok, hypothetical, but will become realistic I am 22 and I make 140k a year. I live off of 36k and want to invest the rest into real estate. The goal is to create an investing business where all profits can be retaine...
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I'm looking for some guidance or suggestions on how to invest some different chunks of money into some sort of passive-ish real estate investment. The main goal is to get more diversification, both in terms of asset c...
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Hello everyone; I live in the Ft. Lauderdale area of South Florida. I'm looking to purchase my first income property, but as many of you know, things are expensive here in South Florida. I own a 2 bed 2 bath condo tha...
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MARCS or straight line depreciation. So as I understand it if I use MARCS I will be on the hook for more in taxes when I sell the property vs straight line depreciation. Still with that in mind what is the preferred d...
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I just wrapped up a busy (and cold!) week in Owings Mills (outside of Baltimore), where I was rehabbing my first rental property. Being my first real estate purchase ever, it was exciting and intimidating to go throug...
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I had an interesting conversation with a private lender the other day. She informed me that she hates owning property. She claims a file cabinet full of notes brings her more joy than a portfolio of investment propert...