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Hey everybody first I would to say thank you for taking the time to help me out. Please don't hesitate to voice your thoughts and opinions they will be greatly appreciated.I'm 26 years old and a friend of mine reached...
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Hello everyone, my name is Chris Harjes. I'm from Asheville, NC, and have been locally buying beat-up little houses, fixing them up and renting them. I've made several horrendous mistakes, but fortunately the market h...
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Hey you guys!
So I am in need of some advice on purchasing my first investment property, most likely in the San Antonio/Houston Texas area.
Heres the deal...I have a down payment ready for a property anywhere below...
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It seems to me that people are going to have issues right now that have 1031 exchange money or capital gains money that needs to be redirected. What do you guys think?Think about it... sellers will be cautious to sell...
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This is more of a theory question. In stock investing there is an investment strategy called sector investing. The theory goes as the economy moves from expansion to contraction and back again, there are certain secto...
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Tenants moved in in Apr with low credit score and not very sufficient income. I rented to them because his mom co signed and lived just couple of doors away in the same community ( What a lesson! I should never rent t...
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Hello everyone,I am new to real estate investing and currently learning as much as I can; I have been bingeing podcasts and reading books to prepare for my first investment. My wife is on board and will be joining me ...
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I am currently a student and will be commissioning into the Army next year. While my short-term goal is to start my real estate investing journey and portfolio by utilizing the benefits of the VA Loan, my longer-term ...
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I don't know if we can chalk it all up to COVID, but there is an alarming shortage of sellers coming to the market. At the same time, interest rates are at record lows and the demand for the Phoenix-area real estate ...
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It's gotten to the point that I'm 1031 exchanging some of my rental properties for additional rentals. Started out turning primary residences into rentals but held them long enough in most cases that I now have to 103...