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Hi All, I’m new to the whole real estate game (down town Chicago). I found out that my rent was the same as a mortgage, so last year I made the switch. I purchased a fixer upper, moved in, and did the work myself. Now...
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Hello!As a first time investor/home-buyer I have been searching for about 5-6 months. I am looking to house hack a duplex pretty much anywhere in Los Angeles and have been pre-approved for $675k. I have seen the marke...
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I am trying to gain some knowledge and experience of investing in the military and what challenges it can pose. I would like to hear the challenges, successes, and learning that occurred. Reason is to learn from other...
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Hi BP,I'm a fairly new investor and am interested in purchasing my next property in Lubbock. I acquired my first buy-and-hold property in February of this year through a turnkey provider (shout out Memphis Invest!) an...
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Lets say you 1 million dollars. When does it make sense to take that million and buy lets say 2-3 different properties (by taking out loans and having a mortgage) and create rentals which then cover your mortgage but ...
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Economic Update (Monday, November 2, 2020)
Today is Monday, November 2, 2020. Tomorrow is Election Day. S...
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I've heard a lot about San Pedro recently. It has all of the ingredients to be the next highland park. (huge art and music scene, affordable rent, "authenticity" etc...) I've also seen that they are redevoloping their...
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Looking for cities that are STR FRIENDLY! Any suggestions??!
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Up until this point, I have only flipped houses, but I want to begin searching for rental units to purchase. I have heard it is best to start an LLC for each rental property you purchase, so that if you get sued, they...
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I've tried my hand at part-time wholesaling with no success. I've been working for a small REI LLC owned by friends and family for a little over a year. We are in the Austin and San Antonio TX markets which are very c...