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My name is Ryan Phillips, I am 20 years old and I am new to real estate investing. I live in College Station, TX and I am looking to start building a portfolio of deals here! I run a landscape/irrigation company fo...
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Hey guys,Long time follower, first post...my name is Tom Barrick and I bought my first property in June of this year in Cincinnati, OH. I purchased a duplex (Unit 1: 3+br 1 ba Unit 2: 1 br 1ba) and I am house hacking ...
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The City of Chicago has recently streamlined its financial incentive programs for economic development within city limits. Historically, navigating the funding landscape was complex with differing program specific fun...
As I've been thinking about how much to set aside for CapEx/maintenance expenses, I keep coming back to the questions of: "How much should I really be spending on X?" It isn't a matter of questioning the percentage of...
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Hello - I am planning on purchasing a SFH and:- Doing a mixture of Airbnb / Househacking - Building an ADU/Guest house to STRIm noticing most homes in my price range are HOAs. Is it a bad thing to buy a home with an H...
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Hey guys, my name is Andrew and I am brand spanking new to this whole real estate investing world. Here is my situation:I started a landscaping/ lawn care business 7 years ago and just sold it because me and my wife w...
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Hello-New to this site, but have eard unbelievable things and excited to get going. Was wondering about condos. It seems like, for the time being, they are the last affordable thing in growing and popular cities. Do p...
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Hi guys, Was wondering if I could get your input. Our first out of state investment has been a learning experience for sure. Our PM said we'd need some yard work and house cleaning estimating it to be $800 -$1000. I s...
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Hey all-
I am 19 years old and looking to pick up 1-2 rental properties in 2014. I have owned a landscaping company for the past 3.5 years, and have grown it to net around 40k for 2013. However, I was unabl...
Hi everyone! My name is John Lindenblad and I am excited to meet all of you! I have lived in Orlando, Florida area most of my life. I spent a few years as a starving actor in LA and NYC before returning to the Univ...