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If I'm a first time rental investor, will I be able to hire a property manager to help me with research, etc. prior to getting my first property or will they only work with you if you already have a property?
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hi everyone, I have been doing alot of research on hard money lenders. I have been speaking with dohardmoney and others. Has anyone dealt with them in the past? Whats your personal experiences with using a hard money ...
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Hey everyone,
I’m 19 and about to close on my first rental property! It’s a fully renovated, modern-styled, 2-story townhouse with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a basement in Baltimore County, where I live. I got the ...
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Hello all, I have recently stumbled across a commercial project in Boston that was a "Net Zero Neighborhood". In short this means that it produces more energy than it consumes. This type of project I believe has tr...
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Listening to podcasts and reading articles, etc. it's clear that investing in real estate while simultaneously holding a full-time job is possible and common. But I'd like to target this question to a more narrow popu...
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I have been talking to fellow investors about wether it is better to own property free and clear or have some kind of money against a property even if it is a line of credit. Tax purposes is the answer I get when I tr...
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I just spent a few hours listening to Equity Trust Company talk about self directed funding for real estate deals. Wondering what other companies are out there or if there are members that are happy with ETC? Also, h...
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Hello all-I am new to investing but not so new to projects, flips and rehabs. I have a background in rehabbing homes for investors out of town (ran a small company a few year back). I am thinking more and more that I ...
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Hey BP!I'll try to summarize so this post doesn't get too lengthy.I'm an agent and have been for 8 years. I've bought 8 homes in 8 years. Live in flipped 4 of them, flipped 2 of them, and rehabbed/rented 2 of them. ...