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Have good job, want and can afford 2nd house payment and down payment on retirement/vacation/SHTF home. Can raise 35%-40% down pmt. House at lake can rent by night/weekly, probably 4-5 weeks/year c...
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Where I live seems to be very landlord unfriendly ( Rhode Island). I do have near by states such as MA, CT and NH. Should I look toward investing there?How do you find out if a market is the right one to get into?How ...
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Hello everyone, my wife and I are looking to buy our first real estate property. We currently live in San Diego and would love to stay within the area. My idea was to purchase a condo and live in it until we are ready...
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Let's dive into the short term rental financing process and provide you with the tips and tools to finance new STR properties anywhere and anytime.
What is STR financing? - Refers to loans and mortgages that cover t...
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Hey everyone. Kind of a long post. I have a master plan that ends with me becoming a general partner in multi family deals and eventually becoming financially free. I will use my knowledge in the home inspection field...
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My wife and I were having a discussion the other day. She feels that we cannot count on short sales as a long term strategy (for the next 10 years) and I believe we can.
I believe we can because as long as the banks...
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Hello there. My husband got laid off about 3 years ago and we did a Solo i401K with our 401K money. We have been told that we can use it to buy properties but we can't get loans with it, etc. The market around us n...
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Heres my take on the Dubai vs. Miami property market!
In Dubai
Current demand is 40,000- 50,000 residential units per year.
69,000 are to be delivered by the end of the year (2007).
69,000- 50,000 demand of un...
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Hi all!
I have a direct mail campaign out to homeowners in pre-foreclosure, but I'm finding that even when homeowners do have some equity in the property, it still doesn't help the homeowner if I offer 65 or 70% of m...
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2nd post here. Just getting started. But know what I want. So I have a pending loan with fund and grow I expect anywhere between 50k - 150k and I have 18k to my name in an IRA, a ROTH IRA. But it wasn't always a ROTH ...