I am currently in the military for 17 years, have 2 elementary school aged kids and I have been dabbling in RE investing for over 15 years and still have a lot to learn, but have a 'this or that' question for you guys...
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I am a first time home buyer positioning myself to buy a SFR, Condo or Duplex. My ideal strategy would be house-hacking/brrrr in the Los Angeles, California area but my current income alone doesn’t ...
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For those of you that have left W-2 job wondering at what point you felt comfortable doing that, was there a certain magic number you had to have, did you have a plan in place before leaving, did you ever look back, w...
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"I'm moving to the area and I have plenty of money in the bank but I have not secured a job yet. Will you rent to me?"I seem to get this question every so often and I was curious what other landlords and property mana...
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Hello,I am looking to purchase life insurance for the first time in my life. From my law school classes I vaguely remember that whole life insurance is the bad one and term life insurance is the good one hahaha. I ne...
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At the end of this year, I would like to purchase a personal residence with a FHA loan. Is it possible to use a FHA loan for wholesale properties? I would live in the property and do renovations (kitchen and cosme...
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We have two properties are building a third. 1) First home is a single-family that we are fortunate to own free and clear. It is 9 years old and estimated to sell for $550,000. Our long-term renters have just said the...
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Hi guys, newbie here but I've been watching a few youtube videos and a boss actually recommended the Bigger Pockets PodCast and the world of real estate investment has mesmerized me and I thought I'd pose the question...
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i am looking @ a 10 unit where I would have to pay gas--it cost 11k a year---has anyone converted an apt to separate heat? any cost estimates---
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Warning long post but i'm so dang excited and I just wanted to share my plan so far: First, if you had asked me a year or so ago what I wanted to be when I grow up, ( im 39 by the way) I would have told you........ ...