Hello all. I have ~$24k in car loans for which I had a plan to get paid off in a few months, while continuing to save money to begin investing in real estate... to date, we have accumulated close to $30k, kept in a “...
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I'm closing on my 3rd property, a 1600 sq ft SFH built in 1975. The numbers originally looked great for the growing Charleston SC market, but my repair costs are quickly adding up. Since it is not earning much as a f...
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I am new to the forum and figured I would just get started. I am interested in starting out in real estate investing. So forgive me if my questions below seem insanely amateur.
I was wondering if anyone with an...
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Hi all!I'm trying to get into real estate and all of the resources I've been reading/listening to have said some of their best advice was learning the market. I was looking in areas where property was reasonably affor...
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Hello everyone. I apologize if this post is more self-serving than helping the community, but I am new to RE investing. I over-analyze every decision I make in regards to where I put my money, and am working on unders...
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Newbie here trying to do luxurious house hacking.
Goal: Buy a class A or B multifamily for my family and my extended family while trying to reduce housing costs and build equity in NJ/NY area using a VA loan.
Req...
Hi, I am looking for a feedback from more experienced members. Currently I am planning to buy a newly built fourplex in NoHo area of Los Angeles (sandwiched between North Hollywood and Toluca Lake). What concerns me i...
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What do you think about sending gift cards for the holidays to tenants?Last Christmas (2018) my buddy and I sent out dinner gift cards to the tenants. I also did this for my tenants for Christmas in (2019). The idea i...
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What is a reasonable estimate of closing costs on a property about $150k?
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I’ve been wanting to invest into a multi-family property (4 or 3 plex) for some time now. This will be my first property I do plan on living in it to get firsthand experience being a landlord. I have been scouring the...