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500K should give me about 2.5 Million in real estate. Where should I be looking? I live in California, and 2.5 Million doesn't go very far here. Also any general advice from experience you can lend me so I don't make ...
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I am not a fan of the 2% rule, although I will say I think rent/cost is my favorite calculation. We usually determine what type of rent/cost we can accept in any given area and go from there. According to Gary Keller,...
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I've read many pros and cons of turnkey esp for out of state or country. In summary, the pros is for maximizing the "passive" portion of rei vs the cons of paying more to do it all yourself (cash or diff to access fin...
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So when I initially planned on flipping 5 or so houses this year I had this crazy notion that it would be semi reasonable....1 every two months or so. Instead I ended up buying 1 from a charity and 2 at a foreclosure ...
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Newbie here. I listen to the BP podcast almost every day, and I notice that Rich Dad Poor Dad is suggested by a large number of guests in the Famous Four, or at least referred to frequently.I've read the book and I th...
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Hello all!
I did join the pro membership but decided to post this question here since I’m new to Real Estate investing.
So my question is this, if you had $100k to get started, and your goal was to get to $4k per ...
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I'm looking at a 4-family in a town where I have other properties where I did not know what numbers to run. Those were mistakes but I live in one, so I can live with that, so to speak. I am not eager to make the same ...
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I regularly hear people on BP discuss cashflow vs appreciation and which markets deliver on those. There have seen heated debates in this forum, particularly when the "must have cashflow" people are arguing with thos...
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