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Hi everyone,
This is my first post here, so I apologize if I've done anything incorrectly. One of my goals this year is to learn everything I can about real-estate, especially using it for passive income. I've been l...
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With rents going up and property values too high, what are people doing with cash? For my investment style I see better value in winter on beach vacation rentals, but I worry about not deferring my taxes. I have lon...
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Hi all,I am new to the real estate game and I have caught the bug. My husband and I have been devouring books, podcasts, and now can see no future without real estate...there is no turning back! We went under contract...
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I was listening to The Norris Group's radio podcast show today and the guest on the show was a real estate investor who talked about an interesting strategy he uses for buying properties. He mentioned that a high perc...
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When comparing Real Estate to other investments, what numbers do you use? For example, do you use any particular numbers for stock market returns? Do you assume any appreciation for your real estate holding?
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At this point, I think I've gotten all I can from reading and must start "doing" in order to begin life in REI. I'm looking for a little advice on where to start. I'm lucky enough to have saved money and I don't thi...
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hey all. so I have chance to get a steal on a property. I could buy the house for 65k under the appraised value. Problem is I will be losing about 200-300 per month in rental income. The thought of all that equit...
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Hello thank you for visiting my discussion form.I'm 27, I own one real estate property. The way I purchased my first property was by putting a down payment of 25% on a 3/2 apartment. The 25% took a while to save but ...
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I joined this web site hoping to gain knowledge, wisdom and some advice. To my disappointment anytime I ask or want to gain knowledge I am propositioned by people who just want to make money. I also want to make money...
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Hi guys,I have made it a goal to buy my first property by May 2018. I would like it to be a multi-family between 4-8 units or possibly larger. My question though comes with looking at properties right now. At what ...