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Currently I have 10 homes in various locations... Ohio, Arizona, and Virginia. I noticed Zillow was advertising to purchase my homes in Arizona for cash. Note I believe it's only available in some markets. I though...
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Hello, first post here. I've got my first deal under contract, but I'm struggling to find committed cash buyers/investors. I've been in touch with five people who have all seemed exceedingly interested ("Looking to bu...
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What have been your hardest lessons learned in short term rentals? I'd be curious to hear the experiences that others have had. I'd say my hardest lesson learned is overestimating how quickly a new property will reach...
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My wife's employer offers what seems a good retirement plant. If she contributes to her 401k/Roth IRA 3% of her basic salary, the employer will contribute the same 3%, plus an additional 1% of her basic pay. For examp...
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I own several rental properties all single family homes and considering another. However, I want to expand my real estate experience by trying a flip. My strategy is to purchase a foreclosure at our County Court Hou...
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For those contemplating alternate investments, I highly recommend considering hard money lending. I started in 2012 with little knowledge or information. At that time we didn't have Dodd-Frank to be concerned with. Fo...
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I have officially CLOSED on my SECOND PROPERTY—a single family home, investment rental. This means that I now own two properties in Texas!
It only takes that one family member to start the generational wealth cycle;...
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If you had a million dollars and it was the only million you had sitting in a money market account drawing less than 1% per year how would you invest it?