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Straight to the point: who do you feel is the most important team member to first establish a relationship with in an out of state investing venture? Realtor or property manager?Unfortunately most of the markets I'm...
The house was listed on mls for 139k went to auction and i won auction at 131k but auction house charges 5% (6.5k) but didnt meet the reserve price. So they reached out at said the will consider and review my offer an...
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HELLO Everybody!My name is Alex and I'm new to getting started out with Real Estate Investing, and I have to tell you, I'm flippin' excited. So many ways to go about this but I've been enjoying immersing myself with k...
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So I"m just learning about self directed IRA and it seems there's quite a few possibilities that is available if I can properly use this strategy to buy real estate. Here's a strategy that I've been kicking back and f...
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I rent about half of my 150 units to college students. Every summer, even though they are on 12-month leases I have a high amount of vacancy simply because tenants move out without paying for the last month or two of...
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I have read a lot but am still unsure. I live in California, investing in Florida. Which state to register LLC in?I will be flip and sell and flip and hold. I have a regular w2 day job making 90k.How will LLC help my...
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Hi Everyone,Long story short, I have a property that is on a downhill slump right now. Over the last 7 years the property owner has gone from have a property manager full-time, to part-time, to none at all. The owner'...
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I just had a terrible experience with countertops and I'd like some advice. We ordered laminate countertops from Lowes and we're told 4-6 weeks for installation. Nothing special or unusual about them. Took them 8 week...
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I own a house that I rent out to a couple. A City Code Compliance Specialist came to my rental unit and told me the direct–vent wall-heater was installed without a plumbing gas permit. He told me to obtain a mechanica...
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A buddy of mine in college became a broker and we recently reconnected.
I asked him about real estate investing and told him I am looking strictly for bargains, etc.
His advice was "always buy your own place first ...