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I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...
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There are only a few remaining markets where real estate investors can get double-digit returns on rental property. There are even fewer markets where you can get high cash flow AND high appreciation. Thankfully, we k...
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Hi,The purpose of this post is to connect with anyone interested/actively investing in the Portuguese Real Estate market. I am moving to Portugal in March 2019 and wanted to connect with fellow Property investors. The...
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I have a small house on 18 acres. We have rented it out 5 times with no complaints. In the last 4 years we we have totally renovated it adding a sun room, new HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and refinishing floors, ref...
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We live and own in California where we can't afford to do much, so we'd like to invest in a rental property somewhere else and this will be our first purchase (aside from our home). Can anyone break down how Turn-key ...
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For all of the newbies out there, I was wondering what excuses you have for not investing. I think it might be helpful to share with everyone here!
For the veterans, I'd love to hear some of the excuses you used b...
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If real estate agents ever discovered how wholesalers make their money, would they still bother becoming or remain agents? I know we are not suppose to let realtors get wind of how wholesalers buy and sell properties ...
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Hey Guys! I'm just dipping my toes into the waters of Real Estate Investing and I'm interested in buy and hold rental property. However, the more I look and analyze deals in my area, I'm seeing that there aren't any d...