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Hi all, I'm a new member here, I've been wanting to own rental properties for a while and finally, I pulled the trigger and now in the process of my first rental!! After I sign the contract, I feel like I'm getting cl...
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I am going to document my current BRRRR project in Jacksonville, Fl.It is 3/1 and 1100 sq ft detached garage I bought the house on Thursday for 36k. See pics below.My goal is have it apprise for 75k and refi LTV of 7...
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Who would have more BOTTOM LINE PROFIT at end of the month?Experienced Out of town landlord vs. "turn key" Property manager ?Assumptions1. Each has EXACT same hypothetical properties to manage2. Properties are in "C" ...
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Ch. 1 Why I Love Rental Properties
Ability to use the leverage
Ability to hustle for greater returns
Ability to manage my investment directly
People always need a place to live
Its worked ...
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During my closing today - I wholesaled a house in Zion, Illinois and made $5,309.84 - my real estate attorney approached me and introduced me to a real estate agent - let's call her Pam. I can see a sense of skeptici...
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I have 18 rental properties Free and Clear bringing in 18K a month and worth around $1.6 million. I happily manage them myself but I want to retire in 7 years at the ripe old age of 55. How do I do this?
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Hello! I'm happy to be here on the BP forums.I'm just starting to look at investing in real estate. I live in inland southern California, which is more affordable than the coasts, but still more expensive than what I'...
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Investment Info:
Duplex buy-and-hold investment.
Purchase price: $130,000Cash invested: $0
Acquired from a motivated investor moving out of state in late 2022, this duplex was turnkey upon closing. The previous own...
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This might warrant some raised eyebrows but I always asked myself the same question: If real estate is a great way to become wealthy, why isn't everyone doing it?Now I'm not saying investing in real estate is easy, be...
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Recently, I read "Nomadland" about people who are poor or living on minimal social security and trying to get by. Some of my relatives have problems paying for housing and they don't understand how to navigate the sys...