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My personal finance teacher is using the Dave Ramsey course and doesn’t agree with me that real estate is a good investment. Instead he teaches that stocks will make you a millionaire no matter what even if you don’t ...
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Hi,I have just finished reading Brandon Turner's Book on Rental Property Investing and I am brand new to these forms.I have saved about $130K which is not enough for downpayment where I live (Mountain View, CA). The p...
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We see much discussion on how to find deals and buy deals. However not much is mentioned about how to handle the leads when you get them or HOW to CLOSE a deal.A great closer will out perform someone with superior kno...
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Sorry to bother you guys with my mistakes but in August of 2019 I loaned 50K to my wife’s sisters husband, he was supposed to return the loan in November of the same year with a $5K extra ( so 55K total) that Didn’t ...
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I keep finding incredible properties and have been preapproved for a fix and flip type loan (with 20% down) but can’t get any offers accepted! My realtor (who works with other investors in my area as well) told me tha...
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I have about 250-350k in my California homes equity that I’m going to tap into. My goal is to get as many rental properties and as much cash flow as possible. I was recently listening to the Old Dawgs podcast (End of ...
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I am looking to buy a poconos house to AirBnB (and use personally from time to time) and am in need of a hard money lender that works with STR's or AirBnB properties in specific. Any suggestions or tips would be great...
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Many people invest in real estate in order to create passive income and eventually become wealthy enough to not have to work a regular job for the rest of their lives.I want to pose a philosophical question. Is there ...
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I bought a short sale for 315 in a 500k area, the home has not been painted before, the home should be painted but I want to keep the entire budget for the flip below 10k. I don't want to buy cheap paint but I don't w...
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Hello everyone,I'm new to the forum and have been doing a lot of research in buying rental properties. I currently live in the Philadelphia, but would like to invest in lower income areas such as Chester, Marcus Hook,...