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Hello! I am interested in owning rental properties in the Bay Area and Stockton areas of California. I live in San Francisco and have a goal of owning my own home (SFH or multifamily) in San Francisco, Oakland, or nea...
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Got my offer accepted for my very first property, which will be a house hack in a 4-plex. Current rents: A- Exp 2/29/20 $525, B- Vacant, C- Exp-7/31/19 (Will move into this unit), D- Long Term month-month $525. Budget...
What mistakes do most people make when they buy their first rental property. How should I get started?
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Looking for some advice. I’m about two weeks away from closing on a 6-Plex and the seller just notified me that his live in manager/maintenance guy threatened to put a construction lien on the property. They have no w...
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I'm trying to get a better idea of what I should replace and what I should just simply paint or otherwise update on basic flips...say ARV is going to be in the low 100s?
I've read that some guys go in and replace win...
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After re-reading Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant, I have a renewed focus of increasing our passive income from our investments. Up to this point, my main focus has been on increasing our net worth. Right now we are gener...
Real estate agent? Accountant? Grocery store manager? Pizza delivery guy?Just out of curiosity, what was your job before you decided (or were able) to live off your investments? Doesn't matter how high/low paying or u...
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Hi there,I am about to start a rehab next week, and I have a question about how should I do this right.I am working with a realtor that is advising me and helping with the contractors. He met them, and we went over th...
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I keep reading on these forums comments saying how turnkeys are worst investment ever. How turnkey companies take all the profit. How returns are never what you expect. I am up to 6 turnkeys. Sure, I had problems with...
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Thanks in advance for your time.Myself and other 4 friends have been talking about forming a limited partnership to jumpstart our RE investement journey together.We have a good chunk of cash to start building our port...