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I have been involved with flipping properties since early 2000s. First subbing out as a carpenter for several local investors and builders. When the market dropped out in 2008. Everyone I knew including myself we...
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Hey all!
I’m a relatively new investor & I was talking to some buddies and they basically told me to avoid single family like the plague because if one person leaves you’re at 100% vacancy.
What do you guys thin...
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Just an introduction to help you help me: I live in Los Angeles, CA, and I am the Regional Manager for a marketing company. LA property prices are completely out of control, and the amount of bids a house gets just te...
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Hello all,
A couple of days ago I saw a 2nd position note offered for sale with the following parameters:
Property FMV: $178000
Property location: Illinois
1st mortgage balance: $138000
2nd mortga...
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HelloI have a row house in Baltimore that I am rehabbing. My intention is to rent it for section 8. While putting the new ceilings (dry wall) I have noticed that there is no insulation present between the roof and whe...
A serious question indeed!
We all watch videos, read books, and attend seminars.. Right? We love it in fact! You could probably answer that question rather quickly without much thought (especially if you are a seaso...
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Hi all, brand new, zero deals, but motivated - hoping someone with more knowledge that I have can give suggestions on how I should start out in REI given my specifics. In the absence of a mentor, and getting bogged do...
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I love the idea of buying rental properties in a more landlord-friendly area, but the idea of managing a rental property from afar is terrifying. I would love to hear people's experiences with doing this and how it ha...
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Hi BP, I have been researching, reading and listening to everything I can find in REI for the last few months. I feel that settling on the plan to follow is the biggest hurdle. I am pretty sure I now understand my inv...
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Is anyone doing 1031 exchanges out of markets like San Diego, San Francisco, NYC, Boston and just parking money in slower markets? Or sub markets with higher cap rates?What are all your thoughts on just parking money ...