Hello,This is first time posting on this community, so please inform me if this was the incorrect area to post. Love the community!**here is the condensed version below see in between the dashes, for the longer versi...
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Being an active and experienced real estate investor I always get investors asking how to get started in investing. No one really knows what that first step is. First thing you want to do is you want to create a plan....
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Hi all. I am a 26-year-old in the Tampa Bay area. I am unmarried, very frugal (only spend on investing, necessities/essentials, and travel), and I recently bought a house worth approx $320,000 at a 5% interest rate (w...
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My husband and I have just sold our longtime home in Michigan. We moved to Tennessee in 2008 and have been renting it out for the past 7 years. Here are the basics: We bought it for 130K 20 years ago and just sold it...
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Write your postHello BP,I apologize if I am posting this in the wrong forum, as this is my first post on the site. Please feel free to move it to the correct place if I have posted incorrectly.My business partner and...
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Hello,I am looking into NuView IRA and opening up a self directed IRA with them. They are based in Florida. Have people had good experience with them? Thanks for the feedback.
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Looking for any recommendations on DSCR Loans that will for sure close. Looks like a lot of feedback says they are approved only to not close in the end. Thanks in advance!
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I'm just looking to learn, gain knowledge, and hear about investment opportunities in the community. My first question is what are the best Tampa neighborhoods to invest in for returns, appreciation, and both?Thanks,Ryan
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Anyone here investing (or considering investing) in high-rise condos on or near the strip? Interested in your thoughts about likely effect that the completion of Resorts World and the Drew will have on this market (e...
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For those who use OPM as much as possible, why don't you use your own money more? How and where do you invest your own money? What level of return and risk do you target for your own money?