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Hey ! I'm looking to start investing in real estate around home. I'm wondering how some of you guys got started and if anyone might be able to point me in the right direction. I'm out of lake Charles, Louisiana. Than...
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Hello Everyone! My name is Chris Battilana and I am a 29 year old Commercial Heating Technician with aspirations of owning a large real estate portfolio by the age of 45. I plan on obtaining this through investing tim...
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Hi BP,I may have gotten started in some other areas but time for the Intro!I'm an accountant/finance person by trade. Came from consulting different types of business and head up an accounting dept at a manufacturing ...
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Hello fellow investors! My name is Tiffany Clay from Indianapolis, IN and I am an infant in this business. I have a background in sales, customer service, public speaking and teaching, which is my favorite! Why Real E...
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When lending private money is there a downside to having your own name on the recorded documents? I'm wondering if I should create a trust with me as the beneficiary to provide a level of anonymity. Although I'm not s...
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Hey everyone! My name is Dan and I'm just starting out in the rental gig. I work full time as a furniture store manager and I've decided to invest in real estate for my retirement. I want to be earning at least 5k a m...
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I'm working on 2 houses that due to unforseen circumstances I will need $10k more for each house.In your experience if I reach out to my hard money lender can they increase the rehab amount on the loan? For some reaso...
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Hi,
I have signed my lease and unfortunately I need to travel immediately and wouldn't be back before Jan.
I asked my landlord if I can start my lease after and she said she'd find someone else.
She asked me to...
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Hey folks! I had a Self Storage facility in Missouri under contract in 2020, but had to back out of the deal right before closing because of bad survey issues. I was new to real estate investing at the time and spen...
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I just received one of my rent payments from someone I don't know on behalf of the tenant. The amount is correct and the rent is current. Would anyone take issue with this?