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Hey friends!Long time lurker, even though I post infrequently. My wife and I own a cashflowing quad-plex in Chicago that was a 3.5% FHA loan. We are in a fairly unique position because I work fully remote in a very se...
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We purchased our first investment property this year, and are currently accepting applications. The property is on a 1/2 acre privacy fenced lot, so we are allowing pets as we figure with that large of a yard animal o...
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I am closing on our first long term rental. Any tips or rules to have in place is greatly appreciated!
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I went to my first REIA meeting the other day.... I was surprised to see that there were only 6 other people there.... The guy speaking was a wholesaler/flipper.... After about an hour of casual conversation about thi...
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Hello everyone, from Arkansas. We are a small family who are still a bit new to property investing. We purchased our first home in 2010 and rented it out a couple of years later due to a job change. Since then, we hav...
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I have a full time job that keeps me fairly busy but I am anxious and excited to grow my RE portfolio. I started RE investing about 5-6 years ago. Actually, when I was in grad school, I bought a condo in Columbus to...
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I just went through my first major tenant turnover on a 2000 sf house. It wasn't that bad, just cleaning and minor stuff and finding a new tenant. It took us 15 days total, and I documented the entire process here on ...
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Syracuse has been popping up as one of the best markets to invest in right now and for good reason. The property prices are very low, the job market is picking up, property appreciation in the areas outside of th...
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I'm in the process of starting my first direct mail campaign for absentee owners in Chattanooga. I have made lists for each zip code in my area so I can do them zip_code-by-zip_code. I if I Let them go to a Google voi...
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There is nothing sane about what you have to be prepared to do in order to make a start in this business. Please take that as a given. The only thing I can fully agree with Grant Cardone about is his statement that re...