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Where do I start? My journey began as most was with the BP podcast @Brandon Turner and dozens of real estate books. After Brie Schmidt’s second interview came on BP came out, I thought I needed to connect with her as ...
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Hello everyone,I’m completely new to real estate investing and am looking for suggestions on where to begin my journey. I grew up in Mobile, AL and currently live in Houston, TX; those are the two areas where I would ...
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Recently had a kitchen faucet needed to be replaced. Got sick of waiting on my handyman so I called a couple of pro plumber joints. One of them was awesome. Used them on another job that they got done in a few hours a...
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Honest question, why lockup your money in real estate when over the past decade crypto (bitcoin) has better returns and you can now earn passive income and are much more liquid than buying a home? I am moving more an...
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PDAs weren't good enough for Mr. Jobs, he had to go create an iPhone (which many of us now can't live without). He was relentless about trying to give the user the best possible experience. I wonder how he would reinv...
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Our NIGHTMARE TENANT has been given a 7 day notice to vacate. There is an active water leak coming from her apartment for the second time. We told her we’d be bringing plumbers by this morning. She ADDED A LOCK to the...
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So house hack is often touted as the best way to get started in real estate. I wholeheartedly agree. There is a real downside though that I did not consider when I got started in real estate many years back.My first d...
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Tenant is on government assistance and rent is deposited into my account every month like clock work. The lease says he needs to pay the monthly water bill, about $40-50 per month. His bill is up to over $300 now. The...
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I have 2 properties that share a well. The tenant that has the well hooked up to their electric just got their electric shut off due to nonpayment so neither properties have water. Not sure what I can or should do her...
Is it better to pay off just say 2 rental properties to completely maximize cashflow or buy multiple properties through financing? Do you think its easier to just deal with 2 properties then 10 with the same cashflow?