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I just sold a 5-acre lot in San Bernardino County, CA, to a buyer in Norway, using cryptocurrency and BitBay's trustless smart contracts. The last year and a half has been spent putting together a land business (based...
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I was recently approached by a seemingly experienced real estate investor to partner with him to flip $1M+ ARV homes. We met for the first time at a networking event and after hearing I work in finance, he was overly ...
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Hi All,I've recently had someone apply for a 1 bed 1 bath apartment I have for rent. I'm having a hard time deciding if I should accept the application or not and would greatly appreciate any feedback one way or the o...
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Hi Everyone! I’m looking to invest in my first rental property this year. I wanted to know what places are the best to invest, to buy a 2 unit property not exceeding $400,000. Any specific states, counties and cities ...
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I am looking to get together with other investors in the South Bend, Indiana area. (South Bend, Mishawaka, Elkhart, Goshen) I am a new investor and would love to network and share ideas with other local investors. If ...
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I’m looking at a 16 unit deal in the Bridgeton MO, area. The numbers are good, the seller will finance with agreeable terms, and I walked each unit and entire property with my property manager and contractor. Everyt...
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Does anyone know the rules on taking out a loan as a vacation home vs an investment property? If youre going to rent it out but also use it? Is there a time frame you must spend there per year to have it be consider...
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Breaking my left hand in a bad accident has taken me out of the real estate game for longer than I hoped... I've recently started looking again and have quite some interest in this one particular property. Numbers:
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As investors we seem to have "formulas" or rules of thumb to help us through our decisions. 1% rule, 70% ARV, etc...Anything that helps you quickly decide when a short term rental is better than a long term rental?I ...
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So, this is a two parter – 70% Rant, 30% Tip, feel free to skip down to the tips section…RANT:So I’ve had a busy year, went from 0-8 houses, and I’m definitely feeling the growing pains, but the biggest one is with In...