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What would you do with $50K in a SD-IRA? Assume you wanted an annual return of >18%.
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Happy New Year!
I am from Houston Metro and have been investing in out of state (OOS, or remote) for about 9 years. I own rental properties in five US states (UT, ID, CA, FL, TX). I started investing in 2012 and inv...
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Would like to hear from others on this one.Often, when I tell someone about an apartment building located in a class C neighborhood in NYC, the first question they ask is whether I carry a gun when visiting the proper...
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We're newbies...go easy! :D
We're about to buy our first investment property, a duplex with excellent income. It has been on the market for 200+ days.
We're making an offer soon. Is there a rule-of-thumb for t...
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Hi,
Found a property in a good location, minutes away and no traffic (big problem here) to huge employment areas.
House for sale is on a private side street, custom built 2002, surrounded by 4 other 50 yr old homes ...
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Hello! I want to feature YOU in the next issue of BiggerPockets Wealth magazine (subscribe here! www.biggerpockets.com/magazine) if you have a fun/unique retirement story to share:
-Did you retire just before or duri...
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Hello,I'm looking to buy my first 2 rental houses buy the end of 2019. I currently live in Sacramento, CA and have about $200 of Equity in my current home to pull from. I'm looking at buying a 3/1 or 3/2 Single Fami...
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I just wanted to get opinions on applying the rents you collect every month to the principle loan amount.
I have 2 rentals that are currently rented. The first one I've had for 3 years. I did not escrow the insuranc...
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Would you overpay for a deal? Most offers I put in for a deal(on market and off market) does not get accepted and that is ok with me. The first thing an Agent or wholesaler tells me is "You don't know the market" "i...