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I am trying to start my Real Estate investing career by House Hacking in New Jersey. I would love to get feedback from new investors who have started with this strategy and/or investor agents on what advice y...
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I have done numerous searches for information pertaining to soliciting/using private money and SEC regulations on BP and other sites and am having a hard time formulating a basic understanding.
I do not want ...
I'm considering jumping into my first 4+ unit commercial deal. Being that I've only done residential (4 units or less) properties, I'm a little wary of the process b/c I'm a new to the game and I'm looking for basic s...
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Do you have what it takes to be “Self-Directed” ?
This blog comes to you today from: My backyard! See photo at the end. Fully sponsored by me.
Part 1
A large majority of people should have their retirement fu...
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I am very familiar with hard money, however It has been a while since I have used it. I am not looking for a loan, but I do wholesale a lot of properties, and my buyers sometimes need some coin. Back in the day it was...
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I've spent an hour doing internet research. Apparently mold health issues are exaggerated and removal services are oversold and often a ripoff. But I still do not know what to do. I am inspecting a possible purchase. ...
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This is more a venting session in the event anyone else has to deal with this. My property manager (who is of race 1) was accused of racial profiling against a tenant of race 2. The claim was that the discrimination...
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So my tenant is 3 months behind in rent. She files chapter 13. 30 days later a new month rolls around and she is still not paying rent. Now, i'm pretty sure i can't pursue her for the back rent, but can i evict or do ...
When you run the numbers like this guy did, you can see why Zillow has gone down in flames. https://sellhousecashaz.com/zi... "“In Phoenix, 36.5% of properties currently for sale were listed below their purchase price...
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Economic Update (Monday, October 12, 2020)
Make no mistake: no one has enjoyed this Pandemic and...