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This is the story of my first steps as a real estate investor and some of the challenges I faced. I'm writing this in hopes that other's will take control of their future and dreams instead of letting their past or wh...
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Sorry this isn't directly related to RE, but I know there's folks on here that will have some good insites on my situation. An opportunity recently presented itself to partner with another couple to open a restaurant ...
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Hi all! I’m just looking to get into REI and am unsure about what financing route I can take. I currently live in Southern California and our family primary residence, not surprisingly, puts us at a pretty high DTI r...
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I am a 21 year old rising senior pursuing a chemical engineering degree. I do not come from a real estate background so my family is not much help in the way of investment advice. At this point in my journey I underst...
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I am closing soon on a property that I am financing. My plan is to do a quitclaim deed after closing to get it in my LLC's name. Obviously one thing I want to be sure of from a legal standpoint is making sure I am t...
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I don't consider myself an adventurer. Definitly not when it comes to money, but I came across this apartment building that fired my imagination.
No, I'm not in the position to buy it,not to mention what it may cost ...
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Hi all,Just acquired property, already a big problem: one of the tenants is AWOL and I can't get a hold of him. It's 2 days (or 3 days?) before I can serve a pay or quit notice as far as I understand.I've been trying ...
Job situation currently:Quick background, running an IT business for 3 years now, makes about 150-250k gross per year, struggle to find the right employee to help so it takes my time m-f 8-5.
Location: Central Cal...
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Hi, I am new to this site and am loving what I have seen so far!
My background is that I run a remodeling company and have always been interested in the real estate market in flipping "junky" homes. Since the marke...
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Need some advice, please.We have a lot of Hispanic families in my rental neighborhood, but they rarely apply for our units (not sure why, except some Craigslist ads do advertise that they speak Spanish), so I don't ha...