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For those that have spent considerable time on the platforms or have been following the industry I was hoping you could comment some on what value you think the platforms provide with respect to screening projects. I...
Debt or Leverage of Low interest, what is best plan before retirement?we live in California, have primary home and a rental home. I have 530k balance primary home first mortgage locked 3.5% for 30 years (PITI=$3263), ...
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Hello! I just joined this group today, and hoping to find some input on a nagging question I have. Is it really possible to do wholesaling of houses without money out of your pocket, or doing and rehabe work?Like, ju...
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Hello Everyone,I think it's time for a change.I really want to keep my post on topic. If you have questions or want to debate CAP rates, cash on cash, etc. please shoot me a message and we can go from there.A little h...
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I wanted to know your thoughts on this. I was thinking of moving close to $200k from an old 401k account into SDIRA. I’m not much familiar with SD custodians. Only one I know is Speciaized trust company. Do they vary...
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As a private lender, I'm suddenly getting a lot of requests for three things that concern me.
1. Lending the Downpayment (behind another hard money lender)2. Lending all the borrowers closing costs3. Lending funds fo...
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Everyone and their mom is doing Short Term Rentals. In fact, my mom (and dad) and I just went 50/50 on an Airbnb (my 4th). It seems like these days that EVERYONE I talk to is excited about Airbnb and STRs. Even people...
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Property tax increase is insane. I know you can do tax protest to adjust but it's not always successful. Some tax protest companies charge 40% of the saved amount, which is also a lot. What do people do? The past few ...
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Since I started some more serious research ahead of my next investment I get these emails and wonder if anybody ever did these and if they are for real?https://mailchi.mp/holtonwise/hx3kuvml2d-627617?e=...https://mail...
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Is it possible to have a business that connects buyers to sellers and sellers to buyers, and in the process charge a "finders" fee?