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I am fairly new/new to real estate and I have a bit of cash saved up. Unfortunately I can't do much with $7K in California. However I looked for properties in North Carolina and I found many properties in Winston-Sale...
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Just to share, my parents don't support me with my ambitions to start real estate investing.
Anyone here with the same story? And what did you do about it?
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First and format let me start out by saying everyones journey to retirement will be different. I feel a lot of people know this but do not take the time to self reflect on it. With that being said let get to it!
I st...
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I’m currently writing a business plan to start a property management company. What are some things I need to be doing to scale the business? Direct mail marketing? Email listings? Trying to buy other poorly ran manage...
I currently have 3 rental properties and just finishing up 2 more rental property renovations to bring to market. I currently use a management company which charges 10%. All my properties rent for $800-1000/mo. I'm co...
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I'm new to real estate investing and have been thinking about it for what seems like an eternity. I've been spending a lot of time thinking about retirement. Frankly, I'm not optimistic about whether my 401k/IRA's a...
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I am about to buy my first flip house. I live near Pinehurst, NC and several famous golf courses. One is the location of the 2024 US Open. With houses sitting on the market longer, I am thinking of offering the house ...
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Hello, I am new to this forum and also to real estate investing. I have been currently self employed for the last 12 years and have been contributing to a SEP-IRA yearly. I am planning to buy a Beach Condo which will ...
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I am looking at starting purchasing properties and utilizing a BRRRR strategy to grow and expand for the initial growth of my investing. I have some initial capital I'll be using for investing and plan to do the renov...
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Hello, my question involves having my company paying me a salary. Would it be smart to do this since if I can show two years income, then I can qualify for 30 year loans on rental properties I am planning on owning. ...