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HELP! **I know its long, but please read**
My step brother and I bought a 2 family home in MA, in a great location. We both work from home, and live in the top unit. Our tenant is a 61 year old woman, and lives in...
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We recently placed a duplex up for rent on Zillow, FB Marketplace, etc and on the description I clearly have the minimum requirements listed (600 credit score, 3x rent etc). When prospective tenants reach out, I then...
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I would like to hear from investors who started in 06-07. Are you guys out there? What did you do in terms of investment strategies that protected you from the recession?
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So if you don't follow me then you probably don't know how I get numbers like these. To be short, I am able to do it because I do all of the renovation myself. I'm writing this tonight to show people it can be done. T...
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So, I guess to start out I'll give a brief background about myself. 25 year old, working full time and saving literally every penny to fund my first real estate deal. So far, I've manged to save up $20,000. For the...
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I made the decision to sell my rental property in OR that I've had for 18 years - the time was right for reasons I won't get into. Now I'm trying to figure out where to invest the proceeds - I estimate it will be abou...
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Assuming you have a corporate job with employer matching 401k, would you save money for down payment for real estate investment or would you invest in 401k?I understand this question can be answered differently depend...