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There is a lot of discussion about how to approach appreciation in RE investing, but say you got lucky. Then what?My specific situation is that I have a property that I purchased for $300K, is now worth $600K, and sti...
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Hello guys.
This site has been very helpful for me and encouraged me to start as an investor.
Again, thank you for responses and I am looking forward to get some again.
Typically, the more urbaniz...
Am a NY licensed contractor who moved out here to LA county barely a year ago.. my CA contractor license is still pending. So in the mean time, I been keeping busy with working on my own properties and a few small lan...
I'm just posting this as a warning for newbies. Obviously, no one can predict the future and no one knows what's going to happen next year, the year after, etc. But most apartment markets are at or near the peak in ...
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Ok.. so I was able to pull $900k+ worth of HELOCs between 2 of my 5 properties. I decided to temporarily leverage some of that equity into a property Im flipping (ground-up/new construction) here in Los Angeles. Th...
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Ch. 1 Why I Love Rental Properties
Ability to use the leverage
Ability to hustle for greater returns
Ability to manage my investment directly
People always need a place to live
Its worked ...
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I grossly underestimated maintenance and make ready costs for my KCMO portfolio. Operating costs are through the roof and net income is non-existent in my first year of business. I started with 2 SFH turnkeys which ha...
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Hello, I am in the process of getting a pre-approval before I start my hunt for my first rental property. My mortgage broker is pushing the idea of a non-QM lender being the one who funds this deal. My broker says I c...
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I have a property in Illinois under contract with some good meat on the bones, and only a couple of cash buyers (or so they say). So far, they are dodgy. I read that the hardest part of wholesaling is getting the cont...
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I am a new aspiring real estate investor, who wants to specialize in Buy and Hold and other Rental Property Investing strategies. I have just started my journey, and I've read a good handful of some of the best books ...