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Any other software engineers become Real Estate Investors? Would love to hear about ways you've leveraged your skills for automations, integrations etc.
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So, I help my dad who lives out of the country manage a duplex that he recently bought. This is our first round of tenants, we have one side rented, that *knock on wood* seem great. We screened a lot of tenants and wa...
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I have been reading books, forums, listening to podcasts and consuming information like crazy this past year. I feel stuck in the consumption of information phase and was wondering how you pushed yourself into taking ...
I found a mortgage broker online (on lending411) as I was annoyed with my national bank (which I found is being sued by the govt!) for giving me the run around and pretty much taking so long on my application.
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I put a offer on a REO last week. The asking price was $199,900 and I offered them full price. Then they asked for my best and final offer. I really want this house, so what should I offer?
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Scenario: $450k to investBackground: Currently have 7 SFH rentals (turnkey purchase) that are currently financed with 1 commercial loan (so that I could get HELOC to pay off house and car notes quickly) and 1 tear do...
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Hey BP!My mind has been on buy-and-hold for the past few months as I've been learning about real estate. The goal was to buy my first investment property by the end of the year.But. After thinking about it, flipping s...
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I was trying to run some numbers through a spreadsheet to see what the effects wereof cashing out a 401k to invest in vs. leaving it in a self-directed IRA/401k.Assumptions:1. Starting value of 300k in 401k2. Lose a t...
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How common (or uncommon) is it to refer one of your investors to another wholesale deal that is not your own, and collect a pre-arranged amount from the wholesaler, before or after closing?
Does the business frown up...
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Ever since becoming a landlord, I have struggled with the concept of rent increases. The short story is I haven't done them. The longer story is that is coming back and biting me in the backside now. Expenses have gon...