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Scott, @Scott Trench,I must say, you truly disappointed me with your negative article on stock investing. https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/04/16/ridiculousness-of-stock-picking-waste-of-time-young-investo...
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I am currently in the process of saving up for the total costs (dp/closing/reserve) for my first house hack. I was wondering for those who have a house hacked or are currently saving in the process, what would you rec...
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Through all of my research and networking the most valuable skill in real estate continues to be the ability to find a deal. Whether that’s for wholesaling or for other strategies, everything seems to lead back to fin...
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Hey everyone, I’m a super rookie in real estate investing. I’ve been house hacking my first property for the past 3 years and I’m finally in the process of fully renting that out. Now I have my eyes set on short term ...
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With millions of baby boomers getting ready to retire between the years of 2012 to 2016, just how comfortable are you leaving your money invested on Wall Street? The demand to buy pushes prices upwards. With these ret...
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Seeking to provide more aid to troubled borrowers, House lawmakers on Wednesday advanced legislation that would enable homeowners to shrink their mortgages in bankruptcy court.
http://www.fool.com/news/associated-pre...
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For the last few years Stockton CA buy-and-hold rental property used to be a virtual no-brainer. Now the market for conforming multi-family property is at a turning point, breaking through the floor dictated by the 1%...
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cc: @James Hamling So today is very interesting. Job market is extremely robust that we add 300k jobs than 150k predicted job. In theory this should not be good news because then Fed would have reason to keep the inte...
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My scenario: I have 40k$ in cash right now. 10K$ in stocks. Me and wife both have W2 jobs. We both want to retire in 10 years from now with 10k$ in cash flow per month.
Goal: Buy SFH rental property and rent them ou...
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Say I have $200k to invest in downpayment s and purchasing MF buildings. Seems like the larger unit buildings don’t have as good of a return? I plan to be in this situation by next year, and I don’t know if I’m bett...