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I'm moving this post from the general forum to this forum, I think it's more applicable here.
We are in the process of buying our first investment home. When I say in the process, I mean we have secured lendi...
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A small apartment for sale in the most desirable area of town. Sales Price 750000.00. New apartments are being built in the area going for $250,000+ for 1b townhouses (bigger). The numbers do not make sense at all as ...
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I have been lurking for a couple of weeks reading post after post of wonderful information.
I have been thinking of investing in real-estate for awhile and am primarily interested in buying and holding.
I'll start...
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Should I invest in the Northern Illinois area, specifically western suburbs of Chicago? Long term I don’t feel like Illinois is headed in the right direction with high taxes and budget issues. I’m aware that each area...
Hi guys, Im new to the site. And realizing I've got a lot of studying to do. I currently own two rentals and am looking to buy a third, but am apprehensive about it. Its a 4-plex all brick built in 1950 in good shape...
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Hi Everyone,
There's a property I'm considering, a duplex. Currently one side is rented out to a long term renter (he's been there 10 years). He pays under market value and in fact negotiated a cheaper rent...
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Hi all! Posting for my first time on this platform and I'm excited to hear from/interact with whomever may read and respond. I'm writing because I feel I'm at a bit of an impasse as to what exactly to do when attempti...
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Greetings, real estate world!My name is April. I am a 26 year old wannapreneur and more importantly, a wide-eyed, aspiring real estate investor. The past couple months have been quite exciting yet trepidatious for me,...
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New investor dumb question - I am about to pull the trigger on my first SFH turnkey, but want to ask the question on the plank...other than liquidity and convincing traditional investing family and friends who don’t i...
Hi all,As a new investor, Is there ever a situation where you might overpay for your first property just to get started? $375K for a 3-flat currently getting $2800/month in rent. My lender has already told me I can pu...