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I just wanted to post on here as a story for all of you coming to this site trying to figure out what real estate investing is from the ground up. I started trying to learn how to invest in 2012 by reading "Rich Da...
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There's no shortage of posts on the topic of how to land that first deal and I am here to add to that number.I began my RE journey shortly after selling my company in late 2015. With a sizable bankroll, monthly passiv...
Im currently looking for 6-10 unit apartments buildings however there currently isn't any on the market. What strategies can I use to find off-market deals and how would I approach the owners?
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I've decided to make my next investment a "live and flip". The plan is to buy a distressed property at the right price and use a 203K loan to fund the bulk of the rehab work. Once that work is done I'll be an owner oc...
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Hi everyone,
I have a realtor that is willing to knock doors of distressed home-owners (e.g. pre-forclosures) and explain to them creative financing options to help them in their situation such as doing a seller fina...
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I have been a real estate investor since 2003 but I started wholesaling in 2005. After wholesaling a LOT of deals, one of the questions I encounter from beginner wholesalers is "How do you sell houses?" Some beginn...
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I am often asked about my early success in wholesaling real estate. Avoiding these common pitfalls that I see in new students will help you achieve great results.
1. Education over Action
By far this is the #...
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Hello,My wife recently got her Colorado real estate broker license, partially to help with our investing, and also to try and earn some extra money. She just began working as an agent, and the competition for agents i...
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In the 2 previous threads on this same RE retirement -goals, I mentioned how you can retire and really enjoy life for under 2K per month and golf EVERY day. Here is how you save money(read TAXES & FEES). If you ...
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Hello. New investor here trying to get my game plan in order. At the end of the street I live on are two vacant houses, one with a gaping hole in the roof. Researching in property records, I find they (along with s...