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My name is Shamit, live in Arlington, Virginia, and I've been lurking around the forums for past couple of years, listening to podcasts, reading books, attending local REIA meeting, and now finally getting my stars al...
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I'm an American living in SE Asia and considering buying a small one bedroom flat somewhere along the Italian riviera. Why? The dollar is strong, and long term, I'd love to have a place we can go to for months on en...
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I’ve been convinced that I may have to start out in Real Estate by Wholesaling properties. However I’m very paranoid about following the law to the “T”, especially knowing full well I have Attention Deficit Disorder (...
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The Coronavirus Meltdown
The current Coronavirus crisis is having a critical impact on the Mortgage Industry, which could potentially make the 2008 financial crisis pale in comparison. The pressing issue centers ar...
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This is one of those posts just to get everyone talking. In my area like many, they keep building strip malls like there is no tomorrow.
Does anyone but me see a future train wreck here? This is my Oversimplified t...
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This last weekend I attended my first graduation of grand kids. It was held at Harker Heights HS outside Killeen, home of FT.Hood. The class consisted of 496 graduates, many who were children/grand children of service...
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Here's the rundown:
1920's home
Dallas, TX
1080 sq ft
Window units
Wholesaler said $3000 has been included in The budget for a total central/heat and air installation. Ductwork, unit, everything.
Am I crazy or does...
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My mom recently was discussing her retirement with me and it dawned on me how much the baby boom generation will impact the commercial real estate investment market. I was a partner for 8 years at a national firm bro...
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For a few years now I have been interested in investing in real estate. From an oddly young age, I've always had the mindset to acquire as many assets as possible and limit wasteful spending on liabilities. When I ent...
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Hey any pros and cons of renting to Marijuana dispensary? I don''t know much about the details of the prop 64 that has passed, but apparently recreational marijuana is going to soon be legal for sale in California.I ...