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I am looking to get into REI and have six figures in retirement accounts to potentially obtain multi family in Chicago market.
Friend / Mentor uses Equity Trust Company to purchase and hold real estate in IRA throug...
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First off I use the BRRRR strategy and have done very well with it. My problem is the 3rd R (Refinance) “. I one get low appraisals and I can do anything about it because I’ve tried fighting them and bringing my own c...
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I have been making an effort to get into my first Multi, but it is slim pickin's in my area (south/ east Massachusetts). It seems investors are scooping up the cherries before they hit the real estate websites. T...
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I selected this forum because I want my story to be a successful one. But I doubt it.. And really today I feel like I want to give up.
In 2003, I came to the US through a work visa. Apart from job, I dreamed of esta...
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I AM! One side of my sign says "Clinging to GUNS and GOD!" and the other side says "NO SOCIALISM IN AMERICA!"
Anyone else?
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Hello everyone,I’m looking into house hacking and wanted to hear some opinions on house hacking a duplex vs a single family home. It seems like a duplex is the better option as far as numbers wise with halving multipl...
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Look at what can happen to a gated community that don't pay there taxes.http://www.npr.org/2017/08/07/542076983/wealthy-san-francisco-neighborhood-fails-to-pay-taxes-loses-private-street?utm_source=facebook.com&ut...
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I own a house and I have one rental. I'm looking for a second rental. Will a bank give me a portfolio loan to buy a house? I'm looking at houses in the $80000 range and lower. Credit is like a 720. Can any banking pro...
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Has anyone used Mid South Homer Buyers in Memphis to purchase passive income properties. Looking for some feed back.
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Good evening all,I've been a member of the site for a good amount of time now and have just kind of "paid attention" to a lot of the discussion on here. I am planning to start up an LLC and start investing in rentals ...