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Hello,I am just starting my real estate journey by reading various books on the topic. Why is it that passive income is touted as such a major benefit of owning rental property? It seems that the same profit could be ...
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https://apple.news/Aek6dXXKpQ8a1WPan_PB9PgI keep feeling there will be greater movement in housing pricing than previously thought. Blackstone has made the move to return to the SFR arena with its 300 million investm...
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I have read the B.P house hacking book many times. Now it's time I take action. How do I succeed on my first house hacking property after I find it?
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Ive heard a lot of negative comments about investing in southern california. So is it true? Is so cal not the best place to invest in rental property?Opinions....?
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Hi everyone!! Thank you for reading!A little about me: I've saved money for years to buy my first prop and will short term rent/Airbnb. My budget is around $500-700K. I'm preapproved up to $1M but that's a level of ri...
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I have been searching certain areas in Florida (Panhandle Beaches; Disney area; Clearwater to Sarasota Beaches) to buy something as a STR. Looking at average STR gross revenue and the related costs, particularly the m...
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Robert Kiyosaki recently had a podcast with Ken McElroy and talked about how the RE market seems to be topping off. They talked about different asset classes to invest in (RE, the stock market, commodities, and busine...
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Hi everyone,My girlfriend and I are planning to move to the Saint Paul, MN area in about a year and we, like many others, are hoping to house hack a duplex. However I want to analyze properties as if I was buying them...
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Hey all,Does anybody have experience obtaining a mortgage from a US based bank or lending company for an international property (Belize) and have any recommendations? I’m looking for options to finance a condo for vac...
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Hello folks,I am 27 living in Canada and make roughly 53k after taxes.I have been living in my condo (Purchased for ~159k) for just over a year that I put 20% down payment (~31800) on and I am looking to purchase anot...