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Hello, I am very new to the investment world. My main focus right now is financial literacy and understanding Real Estate investing to the best of my ability. I am at the phase where I need to start creating a plan fo...
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Newbie here. I am in process of pulling a HELOC on my primary residence to create capital for real estate deals. At this point I'm thinking between my HELOC and cash reserves I should have between $30-40K to work wi...
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I currently utilize a self-directed IRA. My IRA monies have been invested in a real estate project. I'm coming out of that investment soon and I now want to use those IRA monies for buying at trustee sales. This "Chec...
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Hello everyone,I own a duplex in California that is currently paid off. In its current condition it is worth 250k and needs a bit of work cosmetically, id say 40,000 in updates. I️ currently collect 1850 in rent and h...
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Hey all, new member here. I've been thinking about real estate for awhile now but it has never felt like the right time. Let me know if I'm just making excuses or if I have options given my details.28 years old.I serv...
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Hello all,
I am doing my first rehab flip. It has turned out to be damm adventureous/scary/ Stressfull/ Sleepless journey. I have my great share of mistakes, and if I survive this , will do it lot better next time. T...
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I just got an email that my homeowners insurance will be increasing from $1,067 to $1,447 for the year. I'm deciding if I should shop around or does this seem pretty inline with other companies?
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Whats up BP community, I am a flipper and rental investor with 8 deals under my belt in my first 9 months being in business. Those were all cash deals and refinancing them is not an option for reasons I will not get i...
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I have never been a big fan of 401k and retirement accounts in general that are invested in mutual funds. I have always thought of it as a "life deferral plan", you put money in, that is money that is lost from your l...
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Hey Guys! I'm just dipping my toes into the waters of Real Estate Investing and I'm interested in buy and hold rental property. However, the more I look and analyze deals in my area, I'm seeing that there aren't any d...