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Hey everyone, I’m a beginner investor but I believe in the go big or go home methodology to life. I have a 400+unit apartment building I have been contemplating about purchasing with a hard money loan. With purchase p...
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Hello, I just thought I'd ask this question and see if there was any way I could go about this. I currently rent a 3 bed house for $1,200. The rent went up this year, it was previously $1,050. It's my girlfriend and I...
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I find this topic super interesting because it used to be that owning was nearly always cheaper or equivalent to rent. Now it seems nearly impossible in most cities. Maybe in the midwest? There may be more as you go f...
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Hi - Looking for advice. I have a home that is an STR in a highly desirable tourist destination. It does VERY well with STRS and has a ton of equity as I bought it in 2015 and the value has skyrocketed. It is also ...
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In the past 10 years, Columbus had seen an enormous growth in many aspects. Business wise, Columbus GDP had grew by over %50, making over $137 billion annually in the last 10 years. Employment in Columbus growing over...
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Hi everyone! I've been doing some research on what are the best neighborhoods to invest for a positive cash flow by the end of 2023/early 2024. I currently live in Miami and seems like this might be a tough market wit...
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Hi everyone - as they say, slow and steady wins the race and that's the name of the game: SLOW. Part of that is because I'm an impatient person and part of that is because the whole process was relatively slow due to ...
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Hey guys,My wife and I are closing on our first STR in Waynesville NC next week. We are incredibly excited to get into a great STR market, but also an area that we enjoy and will continue to visit ourselves. A few spe...
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While looking into options to minimize a down payment and generate funds for future investments I began looking into STR opportunities in my area that could be bought as a vacation property. Killington mtn. VT and ca...
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I'm a seasoned investor but new to the Chicago area. What neighborhoods do people believe will appreciate the fastest in the next 5 years?