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Hi BP Bay Area community. New investor here. I am trying to figure out the best way to leverage lending to buy additional properties. I have 2 properties with lots of equity (estimated: 800K). I looked into convention...
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Hello, I am just starting studying in real estate. My goal is financial freedom in few years! Now I don't know what will be wise with my property in current situation. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. So, my ...
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I’m new to the REI world but glad to be here and to have saw the potential of what it can be done right. But I’m currently working my W-2 Job saving 2k a month to get started on my first long term rental. I really wan...
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hello everyone! My name is Frank and am studying real estate in the little free time I get. MY BIG QUESTION,.....Is there anywhere in the industry I can hop right in and make enough money to cover my $1500/month bills...
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This is my day job, and it's been both horrifying and interesting watching our healthy capital markets gradually deteriorate into a Michael Lewis financial disaster book. Thought it might be interesting to share war ...
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Well, first I'll start with an explanation on what exactly this entails for those not clear of what generally compromises a bases surrounding area. Most AF bases are relatively in the middle of no where. Usually stand...
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So right now I work in the back office of a bank, financial processing. Pretty boring, all day I'm buried in excel. Very unexciting. Every day is the same. I feel like a drone, very little decision making. It's cushy ...
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I've been using college kids, just out of college, stay at home mom's, etc to work on our crew to help fix our flips. We subcontract concrete, roofing, and exterior painting, siding, windows if we are doing the whole...
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Hello to anyone reading, I’m currently a freshman in college and here is my situation. I’m one semester in, and plan on finishing out the year. I have a college fund which contains roughly $60,000 (after this first ye...
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I presently have a portfolio of 25 doors. A mix of sfr, quadplexes, and one 3-unit office building. I’m pretty highly leveraged at the moment. Roughly 80% across the entire portfolio. I have a decent w-2 job, low 6 fi...