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I currently have a full time job in finance and would like to earn passive income investing in real estate on the side. I’ve discovered a passion for it and would like to pursue it. Some real estate mentors I have, tr...
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Hey all! I live in Southern California and want to purchase my first property out of state since the market here is so high (over my budget). How realistic is it to find a cash flow positive property when investing fr...
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So hearing everyone talking about doing cash out refi's to buy more property I did but it came back to bite me in the butt.I bought a rental house back in 2012 and naturally values went up so after a couple years I di...
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Does anyone know if it's possible to get a 1st Lien HELOC on investment properties? If so, what banks/lenders will do this? Any lenders have insight into this?
I am interested in transferring my 401(k) from my previous company into a Self-Directed 401(k) - NOT a Self-Directed IRA - for the purpose of investing in cash flowing rental properties. However, I don not have a busi...
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I have a goal to pay off a large loan in 10 years. Let’s say I have 10K available to put towards extra principal every month. Would I end up paying the loan off faster if I did one lump sum payment of 120K per year, o...
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I am a new investor and looking to get into my first rental property. I have a few different opportunities but my question is: for your first rental property, would you want something that cash flows good with bad app...
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We are seeing more and more syndications and funds getting into trouble. And while years will have to pass before we can really understand the nuances of what leads to losses in each deal, and how to parse out what is...