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2018, a new year and a new journey for myself and my wife Amy. We have a long term goal of owning rental properties. Over the past year we have been lurking on biggerpockets and reading real estate books. This year we...
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So, I really want to get involved in real estate investing, preferably buy and holds, but I love my job. What are some things I can do to, at minimum, start getting my foot in the door? I just graduated college this p...
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Hi all, I'm learning and have not done any deals yet; however, I was chatting with a friend who says that what I'm being taught is illegal in the State of Colorado.Here's one of the approaches, maybe someone can help/...
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Over the past couple of years we have focused mostly on flipping houses in Arizona. But starting this year, 2017, we are now starting to pick up rental properties that we are turning into lease options. So far we ha...
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Hello, I hope you find this post motivational and inspiring. At the young tender age of 16, my family set me up in an arrange marriage. Not knowing much about life, I agreed and did as my family wished. Still driven t...
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To all real estate investors, what did you prepare before you made your first property purchase? Did you create a company name, business website, business card etc. What do you wish you would have been more prepared f...
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Everyone says LTRs are passive, STRs are work.But why? What exactly makes them more work that can't be automated?Let's assume you self-manage. The most prominent problems that I can think of are:Booking/screeningClean...
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Hello all, Long-ish post- reader beware:Currently having many issues with a PM that is bringing me close to firing them after only three months of the contract and looking for advice. Background: Hired PM in October, ...
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We are new to property investing and naively jumped right in with three multifamily properties. We’ve had them since April ‘21 & we are carrying the mortgage on all three as they do not pay for themselves. We’ve h...
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Hi everyone,
I am looking to purchase a piece of property in Philadelphia using a conventional mortgage in my name and later transfer it to a newly formed LLC. A previous post from 2008 states banks won't let you do ...