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Many people involuntarily find themselves involved with real estate investing. They stumble around making all kinds of mistakes as they are looking for guidance or training to help them along their path to wealth. Som...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
In 2018 I bought 3 apartments in Cali, Colombia. Cali is the 3rd biggest city in Colombia. In terms of value, I am getting a bargain price ...
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I’m still relatively new to the real estate game (2 rentals owned in just under 6 months of investing) and have been coming across different strategies to buy properties. One of these strategies is called the HELOC me...
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I'm still in education mode, I haven't purchased a house besides my own. I'm not fully understanding why private and hard money is so necessary. It seems that if you were solely in the business of flipping you would...
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I just read "Walking the Tightrope between Debt and Leverage" by @Anthony Gayden where he talks about an impressive dig out from crushing debt. What I found interesting was that when he married his wife, she brought $...
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Hi everyone! I'm new to the forums and to REI. I haven't done my first deal yet. Actually, my husband and I nearly bought a place earlier this year. That place fell through at the last minute, but although I was hugel...
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I'm preparing to show an apartment to several potential tenants tonight and I'd like to run credit/background checks on anyone who applies.From the services I've explored, it seems your average suite of reports comes ...
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Lately I've been going to more real estate meet ups in my local area, and I'v notice a shift change in my presence. When I first started going before I did any deals, I was always the guy asking questions, trying to p...
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Hello all!I've already learned a valuable lesson in investing in small mutlfiamilies - including what happens to the security deposits in the initial offer.We close on a duplex next week and I was under the impression...
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Where are all the private equity lenders that Josh and Brandon always talk about?