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Hi BP team, 5 years ago I planned on saving as much money as I can so I can buy my first home here in America. I have no debt and I have a stable income in the military. Fast forward now I saved about $100K in cash,...
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Finally pulling the trigger on my first post! I have been listening to the podcasts and reading every book I can get my hands on, so I will admit that this post is partly to start the clock and give me some accountab...
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Hi BP crew. I'm making my official introduction here as a signpost for when I _really_ started down the path of REI.I'm a senior software engineer for a consulting company headquartered out of Minneapolis, with an Om...
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Hi -My goal is to replace the income from my w4 job (about 3k/month after taxes) with "passive" income from rental properties. If I cash flowed $150 per property, this would mean that I would need 20 properties to mee...
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Hello,
I am Andrew Dorich from Jacksonville FL. I am new to REI but I have been on the sidelines looking at this for many years. I read Rich Dad Poor Dad years ago and at least starting investing in the stock marke...
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We're trying to get started with real estate and looking hard at STR (but haven't ruled out other), but the free data I see on AirDNA doesn't seem to add up with what I see by looking on AriBNB and VRBO. Specifically,...
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How can optimize my Airbnb listing for reservations we just went live yesterday. Any comment or feedback is well apprciated, thankshttps://www.airbnb.com/rooms/7...
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Hey guys,I wanted to get your input on this or if this is just happening in New Jersey. I noticed my mortgage went up buy $200 from $1900 to $2100. my rent for my property went to $250 so I didn't see it q problem. I...
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Currently I have a traditional IRA in my Fidelity account sitting in cash that I would like to use to invest in a cre syndication or maybe a note or debt fund... but first I would need transfer funds into a self direc...
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I am a real estate wholesaler. If I am correct, investors/buyers are concerned with equity and/or cash flow. If a property does not have that much or any equity, can it still be a good investment if it cash flows?
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