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All,
I'm a young guy who hopes to get started investing in the next couple of years. My mindset (and my wife's) has always been to avoid debt like the plague. This of course creates a conflict when trying to use o...
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My wife and I have owned our primary residence, a small condo in Denver's Cap Hill neighborhood, for four years. It was our first real estate purchase with the plan to hold on to it as a rental when we decide to move...
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I just got my sales license in NYC, my main purpose to have it is to use it as a support for my investing, and my architecture practice. My hope is to have MLS access in different states as NJ & OH what I'm still ...
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Does anyone have an opinion as to why one should invest in real estate versus the stock market? Real estate investing seems exciting but investing in the stock market can be a more passive way to grow wealth long term...
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I'm contemplating rolling several very large SFR property gain amounts (via 1031) into a handful of DST Vehicles. I really like the concept of being able to utilize 1031 to defer my very substantial SFR gains by reinv...
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Earlier this year, I purchased 5 duplexes in Milwaukee metro in a package deal. The buildings were inexpensive $96K for the package and all together they needed less than $20,000 in repairs. I took a $100K HELOC to ...
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Please share your "Why?"
Here's mine: Personally, I believe in real estate investing because I don't believe in job security.
This has been my experience...I have worked since I was 15 years old, mostly for small b...
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Hey guys, something I've been thinking a lot about lately (as I'm sure most of you have as well) is what Asheville and the surrounding area's RE markets are going to look like going into 2021. This has been a strange ...
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Hey there!Hoping my lack of BP activity doesn't turn people away from my question. Been gaining experience/knowledge about real estate investing and rehabbing through first hand experience the past five years with my ...