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Did you know that your investments could be losing money, even if it has an average annual gain? Here’s how…
Manipulating Average Returns
The way portfolio managers and custodians of retirement accounts can lose you...
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Hey I'm Seth and recently I have been putting most of my money into stocks hoping that in the next year or so I could use the money to start house hacking, I am working and make roughly 1000 a month as I am still in h...
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I want to make some more deals. I have a taxable investment account that I could borrow against in a Securities Backed Line of Credit or Margin Loan. I would only borrow 30% of investments in this volatile market. I s...
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Anyone have experience with Master Lease Options as a means to acquire? Your thoughts would be appreciated!Based out of the SF Bay Area, CA.
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If you're like me, an ambitious entrepreneur with disposable income and a keen interest in generating long-term wealth, allow me to introduce you to the investment opportunities in Indianapolis. While other cities (De...
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I come here quite new to the world of property investments. I live in the Northern DFW area of Texas with my wife and soon-to-be born son. I'm going to school for my degree in BioChemistry emphasizing on Dietetics, ...
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What is the best way to understand current construction costs per sqft in my area?I'm currently using the national average of $250/sf to calculate my ground-up cost, but would like to cross check that against local nu...
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Trying to find a place to invest in the southwest. Can people fill in some info in your local market in the southwest? i.e. in Phoenix, Tucson, Denver, Sacramento, Bakersfield, Salt lake?My area, San Diego, CAP rate...
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I'm interested in hearing what Savings strategies you have used to save up for down payments for new properties. Same question for where to park positive cash flow? Savings Account? CDs? reinvest in other markets? Rig...
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I would love to hear what made you get started in STR? What are you hoping to achieve by investing in STR? What does having a STR give you that other strategies do not?