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New to real estate and looking for my first rental. Have been using the rental calculator on every potential property I find in Waukesha, Wisconsin and surrounding towns. Every single property is a bust! Negative cash...
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I was listening to some old podcasts from "The Real Estate Guys" today. They had a special guest speaking about using life insurance as a better bank account for REI's.
Has anyone used Whole Life Insurance as a bank...
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Wow I don't know if anyone is watching all these U tubes on Cardone.. I have no dog in the HUNT I dont know him never met him Never watched any of his stuff. So when I start to see U tubes that are so negative I watc...
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I'm too old to see a lot of the socialistic changes and bankrupt cities and states that you will. I just ask one question. How do we sustain the direction headed?
CBO (congressional Budget Office) just listed the...
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Just watched the 60 minutes special on the homeless crisis. Very concerning when you realize that we are part of the problem. To keep our business profitable we absolutely have to screen tenants for felony’s, rental...
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Hi everyone! I am new here and still relatively new to renting my house out, even though I've been doing it for about 7 years now. I'm only on my second set of tenants.My question/situation is:I rent my old house. The...
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Hello folks - I purchased my house in Aug 2018 in NJ. It is a single family two story home with a basement. The house was constructed in 2000. It has a sloping backyard elevation coming to the back of the house. The p...
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I’ll start. I’m 38 and I own 0 properties. I am reading all I can on REI with the goal to buy my first property within the next year. I’d love to be inspired by some of you and your journey. I’d like to know your ...
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Has anybody used a IBC, CFB, or BOY policy to purchase real estate and use the returns to pay back the policy at higher interest rates than the policy charges? If so, what are the pros and cons? What are your thoughts...