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My name is William Alston.
People mostly call me Mr. Bill.
Why is too long for this post.
I'm in Sacramento, CA just watching the melt down... er ummm recession... I mean depression.... or riots maybe..
I am just...
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Let me start this off with a bit of my background. I own 5 sfr in San Antonio and rent them out with a property manager handling all details. I am currently in the corporate world-tech sales and wanting to accelerat...
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I own several SFH, duplexes, triplexes, and a quad but I'm in discussion regarding a 13 unit mixed use property that is of interest to me mostly due to location (I own several properties in the area and it's near me a...
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What are some strategies you are using to find deals? I have been investing now for about 3 years in real estate, and I'm finding it harder, and harder to find deals for my clients and myself that work. I use some m...
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I've done a bit of research on the private lending space and I'm coming to the conclusion that it is the way I would like to enter the real estate space. I have significant enough assets and capital that I can make a ...
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Forgive me if this seems naive, but what is the real benefit of having cash when investing in real estate vs. being able to obtain financing? Specifically 500k-1m of cash. Would it be best to use that to buy a forecl...
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Looks like Cozy is transitioning to Apartments.com https://cozy.co/future-of-cozy/
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I love Bigger Pockets. The site and the podcasts have been responsible for my success, be it limited, in my real estate endeavors. The recent podcast advice stopped me in my tracks as I have started to really questio...
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Greetings all! Long story short: I'm highly interested in pursuing the buy and hold route as a real estate investor, however, trying to buy in my own backyard (Orange County, CA) is a bit of a challenge due to the ins...