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Hi All! I'm looking to identify my target location for my first real estate investment. I understand Los Angeles is a tough area to get started, but I believe I can find a way to make it happen. Before I do, I'm tryin...
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In David Greene's book "Long Distance Real Estate Investing" (which is awesome, btw) I saw an argument that I didn't understand fully, which is basically "you should overpay on your mortgages to refinance them faster ...
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Here is the deal. I was the winning bidder at the February foreclosure auction. As I went to pay the trustee, a relator approached me and advised me that it is his clients house and that the client filed bankruptcy ...
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I am a new investor and have set a goal to buy my first property within the next 6 months. I have only a small amount of capital to put down as a down payment, so I looked at what other assets I have at my disposal...
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I've heard a tremendous amount about using promotional 0% interest business credit cards to fund buy-and-hold investment deals. Dozens of podcasts & articles explaining the how-to's and the advantages of doing thi...
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Hi all,I found a deal from a wholesaller and gave him a deposit of 20k. Now they say the seller has backed out, and they will give me back my money.Is there anything I can, like sue the seller?what are my rights as th...
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We are in the process of trying to close on a property in Cape Coral and obviously have been put on pause with the hurricane. What are the thoughts on how the area will be able to bounce back from a tourism standpoi...
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Tonight I am in London.
London is a place I visit often and was my home for three recent years.
During our time living in London, we - my family of four - visited as many places across Europe as practical, knowing...
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Hi All,I know that most of us here are very familiar with the idea of gentrification. It comes up all the time in the media, it’s something that some buy and holders will look out for, and it’s a code word for rapidly...
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Looking to get out of the active landlord business and exploring pure DST vs. 721 Exchange.
From my limited reading, a DST-721 Exchange seems to be a better option except it is a one-way door (no exchange back to DST...