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I’ve always been the laziest person I know. By far. From childhood, I never really saw the point of having a job. I knew some people didn’t have jobs, but made a ton of money and did whatever they wanted. I just figur...
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Hi, My husband and I are looking to start building a real estate rental portfolio to provide additional income for retirement. Our plan is to purchase either single family homes and/or multifamily properties, hold ...
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Nice to meet everyone. I'm very new to real estate investing (i.e., 2 weeks) but pretty thankful that I found this site and appreciate all the information this community has provided. Quick background: My wife and I a...
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I have cash and have been trying to come up with strategies to make the most of it. My latest idea is to buy a STR, ocean front, near where I live in SoCal. Not many options as I am limiting myself to areas that are S...
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We started investing 5 years ago… and we’re really proud of our accomplishments so far. In 5 years we went from being tenants to owning our residence plus 19 rental doors! Both my husband and I still have our ful...
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Hi all,Wanted to get your inputs.Background about me..My primary home is in San Jose, Ca which has appreciated a lot. I also converted my garage to an ADU (permitted) and is renting very well. I’m a busy mom with 2 ki...
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I am writing this post more for the seasoned Investors.It is very easy to see the results that everybody shows online, flying in private jets, not working, building hospitals in third world nations, but I want to hear...
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Dear All, I know this must be a newbie question: how to qualify for a loan on a second or even 3rd property when your income is not great. A little back story here: My husband and I bought our first home, a $130,000 o...
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Hey all,I am new to investing but have a big idea (for me at least). The kind of idea that gets my blood pumping and absolutely jacked. Anyway, here it is:There is a house in the middle of my town (3bd 2ba) attached t...
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Background: April 2013, I purchased a SFH HUD repo. (built in 2007) in College Station, TX for $89K.The loan is a 30 year conventional at 3.75%, 20% down. Rehab costs were about $12K so total out of pocket investment ...