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Over the last week (man how fast the world can change!) I've had clients and fellow investors and agents reach out to ask questions on the market. I share what I know and often learn tidbits from them.
It's been a gr...
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I am currently looking for a property to update. I've been looking at alot of downtown properties, but I dont' know where to get information on them. Alot of them look abandoned and need alot of cosmetic work. But I t...
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Hi everyone. I heard about this website through my loan officer and I'm so glad to stump upon a place where there is so much information. I currently reside in Orange County California. I would like to purchase invest...
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Where do I begin? This forum is massive and a bit confusing. I have no idea where to begin in RE investing, can somebody point me in a direction where I can start reading?
I have owned multiple businesses so that are...
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A little background: I'm a 21-year-old rising senior at Clemson University with about 20k to invest. I have my Pennsylvania Realtors License. Besides taking some real estate classes, my only experience in the field in...
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It seems like they might be jumping the gun a bit. Yesterday they had an article that small time investors are leaving the stock market. But people...
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In my market (Sacramento) and in a few outlying smaller markets, real estate has been pretty hot with prices climbing ever higher, approaching pre-crash levels. A few months ago I was noticing things cooling off a bit...
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Hi all,TLDR: I'm 50 and want to scale quickly and be FI in five years. For my first MF, should I start small with a duplex or jump straight to large MF since I want to eventually get there anyway? I.e., is there val...
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Hi everyone,I have heard mixed opinions on this topic and I would love some input from all of you. One of my tenants is a licensed electrician and is willing and able to do some small jobs for me around my new rental...
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Hi Everyone!We took possession of our first rental on July 15th and we are self-managing it. We've prepared a pre-screening questionnaire with guidance from Heather & Brandon Turner's Managing Rental Properties b...