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Hello everyone,I will try and be brief.I am in the East Houston, TX area. I am 4 years into a fixed 30 year mortgage. I have a 5.875% APR with $107,500.00 left to pay. Original loan amount was 115k. Appraisal shoul...
So what ever happened to “the pursuit of happiness?”In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote, when crafting the Declaration of Independence, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they a...
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I had a group come by this morning to look at a house. They were very normal, polite and no alarm bells went off.
After they left there was a knock on the door a couple of minutes later and it was the husband/boyfrien...
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I just attended a Millionaire Mind Experience (Peak Potentials) and got a lot out of it. I didn't buy anything there, but I did get interested in the Real Estate Intensive they are selling. Has anyone tried it?
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Looks like the push to raise property tax assessments on Airbnb/short-term rentals to 29% ... might be dead on arrival.
"I don’t have any particular hope or even interest in perhaps in it passing in the form that it ...
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I've gotten about 7 homes in the past decade mainly in linear markets, focusing on cash flow and the 1% RV ratio. I've lived overseas for quite sometime so can't really do the BRRR strategy (or hesitate to from Asia)....
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As a beginner looking for a hands on work. I Rather accept learning n gaining more experience and knowledge over money . Like an assistant, just shadowing . If anyone in Orlando area . That’s willing to get a newbie a...
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Thought I'd share my thoughts on what seems to be an explosion of real estate "Gurus" at every corner. Speaking as a person who just stuck his toes in the water I have noticed at every turn in my education of the...
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Just curious about other landlords on application forms.
I found that for applicants who are truly interested in renting, they would ask for an application form and proceed to fill out right there, right then...
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When have I learned enough or read enough books to start investing? I feel like I need to learn so much before I can get into the real world and close on a deal. I know I can always learn more but I keep saying to mys...