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Hi, we're in the process of purchasing our first property, and we're in the negotiating stages of the deal. We've already requested that sellers repair the big ticket items as was indicated in the home inspection repo...
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Assume that you had the option to by a $100k property that:
A) Brought in $10k in NOI annually
or
B) Appreciated $10k annually
Which would you prefer? Why?
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I have heard more times that I can count that to be successful in real estate you need to run the numbers and only invest in properties where the numbers make sense. In theory I get that. But it seems that running the...
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Hi All
I am new to this website and looking for help. I am interested in the real estate business but not familiar with the field at all.
My original thought was to do the whole "flip" thing....not sure how that work...
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Okay, so my wife is reading about the horror stories of bad tenants and tells me that "We've been lucky". My thoughts are that a horror story is more entertaining than a story about boring perfect tenants that take ...
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So you are told its impossible to cash flow in LA. Actually you can, it just requires slightly more cash down. You can also try lowering expenses, although that might barely make a difference.If data from Zillow is co...
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I’m a new investor deciding on markets to invest in.
2% rule usually is great but the concern from guys like David Greene and others is that the better cash flow and the lower the entry price, the more “headaches” y...