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Hello all I am new to this site, it seems great so far. I have 5,000 i want to start out with investing in Land or Real Estate, what is the best way to start with this small amount. Are their real estate groups in th...
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my husband gained employment for an apartment complex which included a discount on our rent here in sonoma county a year ago in august. he decided to seek employment elsewhere. When he gave his notice that he would be...
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Hello everyone. I'm new to the forum and have enjoyed reading everyone's posts on the subject.
I'm wanting to get started getting my feet wet and REI and have about 40k in cash that I can spare to invest. Rece...
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How many of you use a property manager to manage your properties vs. managing your properties yourselves.
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When I got home last night I opened the mail and, like most other nights, received several credit card applications. Here are two of them:I have successfully used credit cards such as these in the past to buy real es...
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I recently built a large STR in the Dominican Republic. I have a few partners, but went over budget and personally funded the remaining construction costs. The STR has been successful, but I do not see me getting th...
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Hello Bigger Pockets!
My partner and I are getting closer to closing our first buy and hold deal and are hoping we could get some more experienced eyes to help us analyze this.
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Raleigh.
Purchase price: $194,000
Cash invested: $27,500
I bought this property as a buy and hold investment. What I like about i...
Would it make sense to buy a home, rent for 1-2 years (negative cash flow), with the intention of making it our primary residence thereafter? Please advice. Is there anything I need to think about here?We found a home...