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Perhaps I'm generalizing, but I see some heavy hostility towards the idea of whole-saling in the forums. Why do a lot of members seem to be so against wholesale? I've seen "unethical" and "shady" thrown around a lot...
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For those of you who don't know me, I have been investing in real estate since 1999 and I have acquired about 3,000 apartment units (and houses) and I still own 1,000 apartment units today.I also own 45 houses and sev...
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After looking at the opportunities available in RE investing and analyzing the risks and rewards I decided that there are better options available to build wealth. It pains me to say this since I have been an apprais...
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I was introduced to a program called “Freedom Mentors,” by a friend, where you pay $15-25k to be coached on investing and you have to split earnings 50/50 up to your first 500k and then you’re out of the program and o...
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A new development out of Atlanta this week. An investor has been held liable for the exceptionally poor conditions of his properties, even though they were held by an LLC that was not under his own name. He argued tha...
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I watch what the other countries are doing to address the government debt and I know that is coming our way. I want to be prepared.
Callapsed stock markets,devalued currency, and higher taxes are just a few thoughts...
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I have heard you can accomplish this with a Trust. But how do you make a trust? Now considering I get an REO under contract and plan on wholesaling it and at what point of the transaction do you make it? Before lockin...
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Hey guys,
I've reached out previously on some reno related questions on what was up to this point a smooth process.Recap: I'm buying a 2 family in Guttenberg with an existing Section 8 tenant that was presented as mo...
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To those who have read my other post regarding this gentleman, here is a bit more elaboration. To preface this synopsis, though, let's be clear that many many mistakes were made on all our (investors') end, so for ...
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We started looking into investing in US real estate a few weeks ago.We're looking to diversify our investment portfolio. Right now, it's all in the stock market (mostly index funds). Listening to the podcast, reading ...