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Hi, I'm in 30 years old and planning on buying my first apartment this year. I still live with my parents here in Bergen, Norway.
- Full time worker with stable job- $26.7 hourly rate- $585K earnings in 2022 (I get 5...
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How does earnest money deposits works? As I was reading, I saw that when dealing with new buyers many wholesalers had made the buyers pay an earnest money deposit. Is this a recommended practice? Why? How much do I as...
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I am currently setting up my goals and would like to be realistic in my projected returns, because a couple of percentage points make such a huge difference.My goal is to use $60K of my own cash from income or to use ...
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I've sadly come to the conclusion that our country is done, over, kaput! I finally came to this conclusion over the weekend as we were circulating petitions to put a Constitutional Amendment on the November ballot in...
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I've recently started experimenting with direct mail. So far I've had great response rates and the phone is ringing, but virtually every seller I talk to wants me to make them an offer before I've even had a chance to...
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I want to start a private equity firm e.g. Blue Estate LLC and raise funds such as Blue Estate Equity Fund I LLC etc. Do I set up Blue Estate LLC then start first syndication single apartment building such as 10 units...
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I have an Ex wife who will be taking me to court in the near future, I am trying to structure my business entities for that. Any good ideas?
I was woundering if triple net lease prices vary. Are they ever cheaper is there a cycle? And also is it cheaper to buy them when there's less than 5 years on the lease? Is there such thing as distressed nnn? I'm tryi...
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So was reading this little known book, "The Book on Managing Rental Properties" by this no name hack Brandon Turner... ;) And noticed in Chapter 4 it mentioned that military history is part of Washington's Fair Housin...