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My situation is similar to someone who is $20,000 in debt on this forum. I live in the Inland Empire of Southern California and have an interest in investing in rental properties. I am currently paying off my debt as ...
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Hi all.
I am a new investor looking to get into the market. But I need some advice.
I am in the Grand Rapids, MI area, which is an incredibly hot market right now. Properties are gone in a matter of hours. I am cu...
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I am getting started in wholesaling and I see COVID-19 as an opportunity to find and reach motivated sellers with everybody inside their homes and perhaps facing financial strain. Of course, we all have to work virtua...
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Hey Everyone,First time poster, long time lurker. I think I already know what I’m going to do, but wanted to get the forums opinion. I recently sold my primary residence and am moving into one of the units in my vac...
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It looks like the project cost is higher than the ARV. The cash on cash return is lower than I would want but why is positive? Also, there is cash flow. View report
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I’m a 31 year old Law Enforcement Officer learning everything I can rapidly to get started in buying and owning real estate to rent out with monthly cash flow. I would like to do this on the side with my wife who is a...
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We hear this a lot: work ON your business, not IN your business.How are YOU implementing this advice? How are you working ON your business?Did you start doing it at a specific time in your investing journey and do you...
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I'm currently looking at a 2bed, 1ba condo listed at $250k -- comps that are B-grade have sold for $320k in May 2019, and A- grade units in the complex seem to rent for around $1800/month. It's in a good part of town,...
Any tricks of the trade for getting money to cover your 20% down payments? Please don’t say get a job or save money lol. Cash runs out quick with 20% down, just wondering if you can shed any light on something that...
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I am currently going through underwriting for the first time. I was able to meet the income qualifications for the loan I am seeking, but found it very odd how underwriting treats passive losses for income qualificati...