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If you have cash, should you use it or is it better to use leverage if you can? So far, I've almost exclusively used cash to build our small portfolio. My goal for the year was to fully replace my current after tax ...
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California recently signed a mandate requiring most new homes in the state to include solar panels after 2020. California is the first state to do so, but it likely won't be the last, with New Jersey and Minnesota pur...
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I see men constantly posting! Where are the women? That are investors and agents?
American homeowners could see a significant drop in the cost of selling their homes after a real estate trade group agreed to a landmark deal that will eliminate a bedrock of the industry, the 6 percent sales commissi...
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Do you tell your buyers your assignment fee before closing? I have friends who have been asked by potential buyers what their assignment fee will be even before they sign any contract. I really do not feel you shoul...
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Twice recently people have told me of this new strategy to use a HELOC to pay off your mortgage faster. You essentially take out a HELOC to pay off your first lien, and then use that account to direct deposit your pa...
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Lenders are getting more and more aggressive in their underwriting - read this...I am researching a project and reached out to a friend who is working for a big lender. He confirmed - they are approving stuff that m...
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More Landlords are choosing to sell, and I can't blame them.https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/2...
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Hey All, As we announced in a recent episode of On The Market we're conducting some market research to see how real estate investors feel about the current housing market. We're going to roll up the answers and discus...
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I’ve been wanting to become a real estate investor for years now. I have 2 rentals that I did through traditional mortgages but am craving more. BUT EVERY TIME I try to learn more about different ways to actually bec...