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When running numbers on an investment property, I focus more on equity growth than monthly cash flow.
Here’s why:
If I can acquire a property at a low basis and add significant value, I can:
1) Sell and reinves...
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I have been marketing less than a year to absentee owners.This past week’s mailing resulted in a few leads that are holding 5-20 other properties than the one I landed on with my list.I have had a great response ra...
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Hey guys,I am a full-time real estate investor from Montreal, Canada. Almost 3 years ago, I started flipping single-family houses and subdividing land on a part-time basis. One year later, I was able to go at it full-...
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I came across this article and it is scary.
Feel free to post your thoughts on this article as I am interested in hearing other's opinions.
America's Political Cannibalism
By Chris Hedges
It is no longer our economy...
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Share your thoughts on buying rental income properties starting with about half a million dollars. The "why" is the important part of this question. If you are buying properties in the $100k range, do you buy the...
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I have heard a lot of posts about how to buy real estate with no money down, low down, first time buyer program, etc. All these paths are possible, but they are financial decisions that you are now just realizing when...
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Hey BP,I was out yesterday doing some shopping and the owners of the store I was in approached me about selling their other location. I'm a frequent customer and they know I buy real estate which is why they asked. Th...
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So i've read through the BP ebook and other books related to real estate. Most of them say that the right time to buy for an investor is when there is a lot of inventory and when the prices are low. When exactly is...
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Hey everyone,I have a friend who I have been looking to partner with in a three or four flat in Chicago. Cap rate in the areas we wanted to buy are so bad (1 or 2%), even for the add value plays (which I think in Chic...
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Hey everyone, not sure if this is the best place for this question...
But I have a question about hard money lending. I've been researching some lenders in my area and most say they only give LTV of 75%. My question i...