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I have a contract on a house in Hollywood, FL for $348,000. It's currently a single family house with an unpermitted studio in the back that is rented for $700/mo. I checked with the city and it is zoned multifamily...
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I was recently introduced to a potential partner through my real estate agent. My agent introduced us because he thought we could be mutually beneficial to each other. He was working in oil and gas and lost his job ab...
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I’m debating paying off my current 4plex or saving for a 12 plex. I want to retire early and can save about 70,000 a year. Any tips to accelerate my success?
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Are there alternatives out there to holding reserve funds in a savings account?
Short term bonds? GICs? Anything else?
It hurts me to see essentially nothing in interest on my reserve funds when I know there are bet...
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I'm sure this is in the forums already. I'm not good at searching apparently. Apologies.We are modest W2 earners, 250k combined, I want to take my family home in San Diego worth around 700K, with 200K in equity, and r...
How can you retire by building a large asset base and pulling equity? Isn’t it simply kicking the can down the road? How is that different from living off rental income?
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Hello BP community and soon-to-be friends. I am excited to join what already seems like a warm gathering of people, sharing inestimable experience.Originally from the Philly area, I relocated for work (regional sales...
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Currently, I have two small starter homes that are paid off. In order to expand my portfolio, I am looking to use their equity to purchase more properties. Going by the 70% LTV ratio, I will be able to pull out roug...
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Hello All, When I first started investing in buy and holds I wanted to be insulated from risk. Now I feel like I insulated myself from leverage. I now have 4 LLC's that I actively use. 3 I use for Real Estate and ...
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What's better, to lose $20-25k over 20-25 years or to lose $400-500k over the same timeframe?
Congratulations if you answered $20-25k, you have a better shot at becoming a multi-millionaire entrepreneur than a well-...