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Hello! I am new to this forum and fairly new to the business of real estate investing. The knowledge I have has come from helping my wife obtain her real estate agent licensing, as well as helping her sell her first f...
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Hello I'm new here. I want to learn real estate investing. I've read several books on the subject and have looked at dozens of properties but i still don't feel well enough prepared for the task.
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Hey guys!I just agreed to buy a spec home from a builder but now I need to turn my existing house into a rental. I'm meeting with my financial advisor, realtor, and lawyer today to review everything, but I'd like to h...
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So, I'm 20 years old and I live in Portland. I'm very intrigued by storage units and would really like to invest in them at some point. Especially since so many people are moving to Portland each year. But I feel like...
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BP, My fiance and I are looking to buy our first home!!! To make our new home work for us we want to look into building or convert a garage into a mother in law suit. A little variation of house hacking @Brandon Turn...
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What are some of the biggest things you look for when hiring a 3rd party management company out of state. Consider that the property will not support onsite management or maintenance. What some pitfalls you've exper...
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Hi, I’m just starting out in my real estate investing journey and am looking to buy a single family home to buy and hold as a long-term rental. Do I need to have an LLC set up prior to obtaining a loan or can I have t...
Greetings everyone! My name is Ian and I am a veteran. I just got out of the Navy June of 2019. I am planning to buy a house using the VA loan. I was thinking on living in it while renovating it at the same time. I kn...
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Would you consider a tenant applicant who supposedly has great rental history, great work references, etc., but works for himself and gets paid in cash, "under the table"?This is a red flag for me as I assume if he bl...
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Hi all, my name is Mike Healey. I live in St. Louis and am looking to get into real estate investing. A little background: I'm 35, have never owned a home and have moved around quite a bit for work - DC, UK, and now S...