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For those of you who buy and hold rental real estate out-of-state, how did you narrow your search area to the market(s) that you are currently investing in? I currently reside in Southern California and am looking to ...
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Hello!My husband and I have a STR/MTR in our primary residence in Colorado and ready to take the plunge to buy something in a new market. How would you go about researching this? We are thinking of a duplex, rent out...
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Small landlord here. I just have 5 units and am doing other work to help pay the bills in addition to doing all the property management myself (upkeep, repairs, cleaning in between tenants, mowing, finding & int...
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Hi all,
Newbie question: since there seem to be many areas in the US where houses cost $20-100,000 and there are several government financing programs that let people put down very little as downpayment (less than 10...
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Hello! I would like to ask for some input and helpful information, for using a Heloc as a means to paydown mortgages quicker.I have 4 properties. 3 are rentals, 1 has an attached casita. And my 4th(primary) property W...
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I have a SFH (in another state from which I live) which has been rented to the same tenant for two years. Single mother, 1 child. the lease comes due this summer, and wondering if I should renew her or look for som...
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I get asked this all the time. Here is honestly the best way to get not just started, but become successful in record time.
So I decided, instead of answering hundreds of messages asking the same thing. How about I u...
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Alright. You just bought a house that needs some TLC in just about every aspect. Carpets need ripped out, walls need painted, windows need replaced, wood floors need refinished, kitchen and bathroom need updating, etc...
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We just sold our first house and made 150,000 we now live traveling on the road but want to invest that ASAP so it’s not just sitting in the bank Into real estate but don’t know where to start. Should we buy one nicer...
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I have listening to the podcast and reading books and it talks about analysis paralysis. It talks about just getting out there and starting but if you do not have a system in place won't you be running around like a c...