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Hello newbie investor trying to reach financial freedom. Bought my house with the FHA program. Fixed it up from 148k to 220k value. My plan is to do a cash out refi, possibly take 65k to invest in properties out of st...
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I want to buy a multifamily and house hack, but not much is on the market where I am looking. I have 3 kids nearby and want to be close for their commute to school, so it limits my radius search. Should I then find ...
Hello everyone, I’m new to the forums but I’ve been reading, studying, and listening to podcasts for about a year now. Anyway, I could use some input to make a decision about what to do when my current flip sells. I...
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I have a goal to pay off a large loan in 10 years. Let’s say I have 10K available to put towards extra principal every month. Would I end up paying the loan off faster if I did one lump sum payment of 120K per year, o...
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“To whom it may concern” is how my letter started out.It was 9 years ago and I had finally, after 10 long months of looking for my first investment property, found a deal. It was a 4 bed, 2 bath house in Duncanville, ...
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So Dec. 2015 I started my real estate adventure. I'm a huge numbers guy so I love my spreadsheets and planning my financial future. Thus based on a 20% down per property mindset, I tried to gauge what I could realisti...
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There are so many positive stories about people starting their investment careers on here and online that aren't painting a completely accurate picture.
Most people are living paycheck to paycheck. The statistics on...
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Hi Folks,Josh,Brandon and everyone else THANK YOU!!!!What an awesome site you guys, and gals, are crushing it! Everyone I see that is even remotely related to Real Estate I rave about this place 9 times out of 10 they...
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Not a hypothetical. Goal is to replace W2 income, initially.
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Hi! Just purchased our 2nd investment rental property. Loan amount $304,000 7.3% interest (house value $600,000). Other rental loan is 3.5% $553,000 (house value $770,000). We can pay an extra $3000/mth. Could pay off...