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Like many people have done before me and will do after, I’ve spent too much time reading the forums, listening to all the podcasts and reading the books without introducing myself and getting in...
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Hello all, I am a newbie to REI; looking to invest in the Upstate NY area. I have been studying multi families for almost 6 months (reading, podcasts etc). I have seen properties online and figured, it's time to get i...
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I am considering moving my 401K to a Self Directed IRA to gain flexibility for real estate investing. What self directing company should I use? This community has a wealth of information. I need your help on best comp...
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I listened to a speaker who said he never does lease options on ugly/cheap homes, he only takes title subject to existing financing on those.Do you guys agree? If so would you walk away from a potential lease option d...
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2020 will forever be marked as a “watershed” moment for many millennials. From the rise in e-commerce to work from home, the pandemic accelerated our lives by decades. Millennials, which constitute the largest segmen...
I'm trying to start my journey on financial independence. I want to start of with buying a small property and try to work my way through that. I see these "Turnkey" rentals offering significantly high returns and the ...
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Hello all,I am working with a few wholesalers in the Detroit area and I need some help. Can anyone give me some ideas of which areas are really bad and to stay away from? I am not familiar with Detroit so any help i...
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First off, I'd like to say that this is my first dealings in an investment property and yes, I know starting off with a plan of this scale is a little out of the norm. That being said, I'd like to see what you profess...
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Hello from Seattle Washington. In the shadow of century link field home of the world champion SeattleSeahawks. Just had to throw that out there.My name is Eric and I'm an investor in the South Seattle and Tacoma area...
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My husband and I are in the process of selling our first (and currently only) rental, and we would like to use the money we have in equity to buy a 5-unit, multi-family property. I'm not sure how financing works for ...