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So I've completed my first year of being a landlord. It had its ups and downs but I have loved it. I will post about it another time if anybody is interested. I have one problem though. My tenants want to leave 1 mont...
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Being that I am young and wanting to get into investing in rental properties, what are some hurdles that you think I may encounter that I can be better prepared for? For example; lenders not taking me seriously, agent...
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My goal is to create financial freedom through passive real estate income and I have listened and read so many podcasts and books on strategies but most have been from investors who started with little to no money (mu...
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Hello,I live in the San Francisco bay area and my question is if you have the capital would you buy your home first or would you buy a rental property first in the bay area? Our goal is eventually have several rental...
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Howdy guys and gals! I have a question.... Every single REIA meet up that I have attended has been some guru, pyramid scheme and/or waste of time where I am just being sold some stupid program, course, boot camp or me...
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Hi Everyone,I wanted to get your viewpoint on the idea of securing a property from an owner on a month to month lease agreement, only I would then turn around and become an AirBnB host on that same property. This is ...
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About 3 months ago I purchased a commercial building in East Providence RI. This is about a 3500 SF footprint, on 3 levels, including the basement. The intention of this property is to move my architecture firm into &...
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BackgroundIn 2010 I bought a bank owned 3 bed 2.5 bath single family property using an FHA loan which required a 5% down payment. The purchase price was $73K so this equated to approximately $3,700 out of pocket. Dur...
35 years old married w/ about $1m in assets. $600k in cash and around $400k in retirement account.Looking to live the retiree lifestyle soon and looking for passive income. Currently reside in NC but will probably be ...
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For Context - I understand real estate is a long term deal but, after holding a property for 1.5 years I feel as if the performance is lack luster and have considered selling off the property in pursuit of something l...