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Hello all. So I live in the south bay of Los Angeles (Torrance/Harbor Gateway). My primary property is a 3/2 1266 SF home on a 7500 lot. We have in a hand the permit to build a 3/2 1100 SF home in backyard. I I can ge...
Last week I was having a conversation with my dad about retirement. Like most people, the majority of his retirement investments are done via his 401k. I came away from that conversation thinking, “If I was in his pos...
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Hello everyone,
I wanted to get some input on something that was suggested in the podcast a little while back. Do you think investing in the stock market (To include penny stocks) is a good way to build some capital f...
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I have a question about Buy and Hold strategy that I was hoping some of you could give your input on and perhaps point out the flaws in.I feel like I keep running into properties that have been flipped recently and lo...
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Wow.. What a day..
Dow drops 997 points, and closes almost 350 points down..
So much for 11,000 being the new floor.. that floor disappeared in the last few days..
They claim there was a faulty stop order in that cau...
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I am starting out in real estate. Which way is better to invest, buying actual real estate or investing in REITs? What are the pros and cons
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So I'm in a jam with my wife and I on opposite ends - my parents are buying a new place and need to borrow money ($120k). Good relationship with us, they have excellent credit, financially responsible, 3 houses paid ...
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Real estate is a good enough investment as is - why tell people fairy tales?First off, I am talking about pure passive investing. If people want to get into the real estate BUSINESS, and do all the labor that is in...
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I come from the world of stock and bond investing, and am looking to diversify with fractional trust deeds purchased from a HML. I'm considering 1st position TDs with <70% LTV. The RE used as collateral are eithe...
I’ll have cash $100,000 in May, I have $50,000 now invested in the stock market (receiving a small windfall in May). I figured I’d wait to invest in something bigger in May when I have more for a downpayment. My initi...