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Hi All,I'm completely new to real estate investing and trying to figure out how to get started in the Philly region. I am interested in buy and hold, preferably with houses near where I live in West Chester. I am an I...
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What should I do if I have no money but I want to find some financing to buy my first property. What options do I have to get some money?
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Ok, so first of all...The Two Types of Full-Time Real Estate Investors
Generally speaking, there are two types of full-time real estate investors: the passive investor and the active investor. A passive investor i...
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After researching different retirement accounts, I've decided that a self directed solo 401k plan is a good fit for me. I have self employment income and no w2 employees. When I search for how to start an account, I g...
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Short IntroductionI currently work full-time in a stable, but dead-end job. I am a IT Technician for an automotive company. Being a non-IT business, the pay is low, but I make due by fixing computers on the side and...
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As we are now 8 weeks into the year, have you bought a note (or CFD)? If not what is holding you back. Have you found a mentor to work with to assist you on what is holding you back?
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I am currently living in a home I purchased at auction July 2015 as a foreclosure. We have renovated nearly the whole thing with a 203k, plus our own sweat and tears, and are wrapping up now. I am projected to have ...
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If there's one thing I learnt from the massive crash of CRE in 2023(and 2024) is that "Do not become passive investors". WHen you are passive investor, you become the dumb money , your money is being misused or misman...
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Hi All,
My partner and I plan on doing business in the Philadelphia area but want to float an LLC either in Nevada or Wyoming. I have been doing some reading on the internet regarding this subject and have an idea bu...