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I have been with my partner for 5.5 years, will be 6 in February. We have been been living together for the past 4 years and have not filed common-law. I had assumed we would file this year as common- law but he had r...
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When you're hiring a contractor, how do you handle payment. Will they want payment before? If so, it doesn't make much sense to pay until you're sure the work is complete, right?
It makes sense to me to pay half be...
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57 years old, recently gave up on 401K (interest rates are terrible past few years) and got 1 family home rental. A more stable of building wealth is to have as many rental properties as possible before I'm forced ...
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Looking for suggestions on the best way to ask commercial brokers to send you off-market deals. Should you offer to pay a flat fee if a deal is closed? Wondering what's in it for them?
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I am planning on buying a small multiunit place out of state since prices in my area are too high. I would like to minimize the cost associated with managing the property and am willing to do as much of the work myse...
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Hi guys, I'm a doc living in the OC looking to get into REI. Been reading books, listening to BP podcasts and trying to learn as much as possible. This quest even started after having realized I have no retirement p...
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Hello note community! This might be better posted in new member introductions, but I'll just post it here. Most of what I want to learn and grow from has to do with notes anyway.
It’s therapeutic to post this out fo...
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Hey good morning guys, my name is Neil, I'm 31 in the Baltimore city area and fascinated by real estate. Just fascinated. I'm looking to become a multifamily buy and hold investor "start small like 3-4 units then look...
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In the past, anytime I've tried buying a short sale, I waited about two months oply to have the bank say they want more money and kill the deal. For this reason, I have avoided short sales up until now.
I'm in the pr...
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I'm a new real estate investor in Indiana but don't have enough money yet for my own down-payment on an investment property. What are some suggestions for finding a partner? I know the Midwest is a good area for long ...