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It’s my first time buying a commercial property and I’m still in escrow. I’m naive and wanted to get some input on what may be happening and what you would do.
To avoid escrow delays and tenant upset, I decided to...
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I get asked questions from new and aspiring investors all the time. All too often, they go something like this: What’s the best thing to invest in? I have $xx,xxx, how should I start?Hey, I’m flattered. I’m flattered ...
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Good afternoon all, My name is Matt. (I apologize for the lengthy post.) A couple years ago, I was in a crappy call center job(I now work for AmEx) with no sense of what I wanted to do with my future. I was visiti...
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Im very sick of wholesalers in south florida. It seems like some guru comes to town every few months with some ridiculous course about how to make money in real estate with no money down and then all of a sudden a th...
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I’ve partnered with an owner of quite a few properties in Bloomington and Decatur. Together him and I own a 32 unit just outside Decatur, and it’s doing well. I have a few more units in Urbana that do ok, but not kill...
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This Tiger Woods drama is nothing I really care about, but the announcement that he is giving up golf is what gets my blood boiling.
Here are my thoughts:
1 - Sure, he messed up big time by sleeping around
2 - He a...
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Since we are approaching tax season, and I am new to investing, I figure it would be a good idea to look/interview for a CPA?
Do you have any qualifying questions I should ask?
I figure one pre-qualifiying questio...
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Is it possible to be aggressive and have multiple rentals with cash flow of 5k per month in 3 to 5 months in the Upstate NY market? I'm looking to start building my portfolio starting next year hopefully I can build a...
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I'm a complete newbie, and doing my research..I decided to look on the web at tax records for some of the house I found on Realtytrac. I actually found that an REO was purchased for $60k, but can't find that it's lis...