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A Real Real Estate AnalogyI am starting my real estate adventure and I am trying to draw a comparison from paper assets (stocks, bonds, notes, T-bills, crypto, etc.) with real estate.For those who know a bit more than...
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I began investing in rental properties about 5 years ago. My 403B investments (variable annuities) are not doing anything special. I attended a seminar on fixed index annuities recently and would like to hear input...
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For those that had SFRs and sold to buy a multi-family, when did you feel it was the right time to scale? I’ve considered selling a property later this year that has $240k in equity to buy a quadplex using a 1031 exch...
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My partner and I are nearing completion of our first flip property in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. It's a 4 bedroom, 2 bath, 1450 square foot, one-story house in a nice, quiet neighborhood. It's not ...
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Hi Everyone!My name's Nick and I'm an engineer in my mid 20's in the Los Angeles area. After finding this site last night and listening to a podcast this afternoon, I felt really encouraged and excited to join and sa...
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What is the current landscape for STR in Scottsdale, AZ? Is Scottsdale the most desirable city for STR in the Phoenix metro area? Any insight would be great.
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Hello everyone! My wife and I are considering making our LTR into an STR. I know with as many STR that are going up, I know one of the biggest things to do is to make sure your property stands out in the crowd. To hel...
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I'll be starting my direct mail campaign soon and wanted to hear what kind of response rate y'all have had specifically with yellow letters vs form letters (w/ handwritten signature and handwritten envelope).
I have ...
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tried real estate investing many years ago, before the internet era. Miraculously, I didn’t lose my shirt, but I broke even on one house and, due to other circumstances, had to walk away from another. Fast forward 20...
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Everyone is complaining about cash flow, but the truth is everything cash flows. It's a matter of how much you want to put down on the property. Even if you are doing a value add deal you most likely want some initi...