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I’m having a difficult day (few days) and am hoping to hear some words of encouragement from the community that will help convince me that real estate investing is a good idea. That I’m not wasting my time looking int...
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My wife and I just moved into a house on a 1/2 acre lot in Fresno with large detached 3 car garage with a kitchen and bathroom on the back of the property. My goal is to convert it to an 1100 sqft second house (which...
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Do I spend it all on realestate and risk paying 50k in taxes or should I take and annuity and thus end up with a mortgage. Any thoughts out there??
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In a different post I out lined an argument and counter argument for each scenario... Deflation, Stagflation, Inflation and Hyperinflation. It was aimed at a BP member wanting to hedge their portfolio. Hopefully it ...
NOTE: This Topic was split from the 50% Rule Discussion in the Landlording Forums
Richard I was looking at your site and had some observations and questions. Your an honest and open guy so I am sure your open to a d...
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Hello, I've been trying to think of the best strategy for my first home purchase in LA and wanted to tap into this forum's wisdom! As we all know, prices have sky rocketed which makes buying a property in Los Angeles...
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I currently just went in business with two friends to flip homes. We working with our savings but not a whole lot, we need some insights and great deals to obtain our first property in Philadelphia. Auction is our nex...
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This is hilarious: http://instant-guru.com/vsl.php?private&a_aid=4f2d...I would say this confirmed what many people here know about what a scam a lot of guru courses are, but I don't feel like I can trust him...Be...
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I am in the process of building my home from scratch. We bought land several years ago and are ready for construction. I have heard that making a trip to China to purchase myriad of products that you would buy here (t...
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Hello,I bought a condo last year and financed it under my name. I had read that it made sense to have the rental property in a LLC to minimize liability. What's the best way to accomplish this now and what are the imp...