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It was just a couple of days ago I got this wild idea to invest in real estate. The thought originated as something my husband and I could invest in as a kind of self-paying college fund for our kids! So I'm halfway t...
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Just a question for other BP members: who all on this board have started their RE business from nothing? That means you had no money and no personal savings to put in to marketing, down payments, etc.Follow-up questi...
Hi all, I have been a stock options tradee and a real estate investor and one huge advantage on trading the stock market is that you dont have to spend hundreds of hours looking for a deal( and time is money right) In...
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Hello,
A little backstory on my situation. I inherited a fully paid off single family rental property in 2019. At that time, we decided to leave it as is and continue to rent to the long term tenant. He passed last m...
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How many of you actually love doing Real Estate for the benefits it provide and who actually is doing it because they have a passion and its helping that ?? #curious
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I know people have different opinions on paying off rentals but for those who have how do you like it? Did it allow you to buy more properties faster,did you pay for the next property with cash or did you end up takin...
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Here is a general post to the group, which I'm sure will solicit a variety of responses :)
If you had $1m to invest in either SFH or Syndications, what would you choose and why? I ask because I don't see a lot of hig...
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As a newbie with limited capital from which to begin investing, and a Dave Ramsey fan, I'm struggling with how to justify REI knowing he teaches to do everything with cash, including REI. In fact, it would seem that a...
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While teaching a class on parenting the other day, the subject of teaching your kids about money and investing came up. I posed to the group the question, “Which Investment gives you the best return?”1. Stock Market (...
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In most instances, I would assume it is for two reasons. To generate passive income which will help eliminate the need to work and to help with our retirement.
Normally about this time of year, various magazines come...