Hi All,I am trying to take the time to read some books, read the forums and get myself started as a real estate investor!Foreclosed properties have obviously peaked my interest as they are often a cheaper often. I wou...
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Hey everyone, I have lived in SoCal for nearly 30 years. I have always wanted to begin investing in real estate and believe that I am finally ready to begin, no matter the market cycle (no one knows what tomorrow will...
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Considering getting into STR in the area we vacation at yearly. One of the things I'm running into when running numbers is the purchase price vs. weekly rental rates. We would want to purchase a home so that would put...
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Hi all,I have been getting ready to establish and LLC for my properties. I am curious about 2 options. Do I get 1 LLC and put all 4 properties under it and pull out a 3M umbrella policy or do I do 1 LLC per property a...
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I am still very new to this so please excuse my ignorance. What are the pros and cons to owning a rental property outright? It seems that cash flow would be significantly increased if you can pay a mortgage off, but t...
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Greetings!
As a general rule how much should a single family property cash flow to make it a potential buy? I am familiar with the 50 percent rule often used on Multi Family properties. Is there a similar rul...
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I am tired of reading about real estate investors seeking advice on where they should incorporate or how they should structure their entities for anonymity. Anonymity is NOT asset protection. To lay it out as simply ...
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I'm working on part of an investment strategy and I'm curious about having one more valuable property that, either through a large down payment or BRRR method comes in at 70 LTV, versus using creative financing to hav...
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I'm in contract to sell a rental property in San Jose, CA and trying to decide what to do with the proceeds. Given that the numbers don't really work where I live, I'm willing to invest out of state. My primary f...
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I've scoured this site for months upon months and haven't come to a solid conclusion...so, I'm sure I am asking something similar to every other newb- and I apologize not only for the repetition but the length.***My q...