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I've been a mortgage broker twice as long as I've been a surfer but I think the professional experience might truly be about to pay off! lol I'm originally from South Florida and buying an investment property near sur...
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I have long been weighing the option of acquiring an MBA as it seems to be the most practical real world degree for someone developing their business acumen and career. As a real estate agent and investor is this requ...
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I'm very new to real estate investing, however, not new to psychology. I grew up in a family that puts a lot of value in material possession. It does the good of giving a goal to aim at. when we have a goal we will do...
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I just heard of this thing called Opportunity Zones. A guy I met recently has sold his rentals this year, and is getting ready to take a tax hit. I don't know enough about Opportunity Zones to speak intelligently abou...
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Economic Update
(Monday, August 31, 2020)
The US economy got crushed in the second quarter, with the worst decline in real GDP for any quarter since the Great Depression. However, the good news for real estate...
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Hello!As a first time investor/home-buyer I have been searching for about 5-6 months. I am looking to house hack a duplex pretty much anywhere in Los Angeles and have been pre-approved for $675k. I have seen the marke...
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Hello all. My husband and I have a small one acre lot with a home that is currently being rented. It is located at a very busy 4-way intersection. We have already had the property zoned commercial. We would like to cl...
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Hello, I am Dan from Syracuse, NY. I have been using the site to educate myself on a variety of subjects over the last few years and am now ready to develop my network and make my first deal.
I have been rent...
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Hi,
I am new to investing. My business partner and I recently bought a duplex for 39,000 cash which should make about 1400.00 in gross rental income per month, which we feel good about. Our plan has been to...
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I have seen a lot of BP discussion on MHCs - as a real estate investment banker, I get to analyze many different property types and thought I would share some of the key investment metrics that have led some of the wo...