I decided to try house hacking with my first Duplex, I'm living on the top unit and renting out the bottom unit. I rented the other unit out on a month-to-month basis in the beginning of March, right before the corona...
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I have entered a knowledge-consumption stage, and due to there only being so many hours in the day, I must be efficient with my time. I have read perhaps a dozen RE books, with each of them saying more or less the ...
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I am a disciple of Ramsey's Baby Steps and for those of you that follow him, I am on Baby Step 6 (Pay down my home mortgage) + Pay off my second home which has become an investment property since we left Mai...
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Yesterday, I just closed on our second multifamily deal. I can honestly say that almost every part of this deal was influenced in some way by what I have learned on this forum, in the webinars and, especially, on the...
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Hello We all like to receive rent on time. With that in mind, I had a thought of advertising rent slightly higher than I need and offering a discount for payments made on the day I want it. For example if I need $86...
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Me 21 and my husband 24 are looking to start investing in multi family, our plan is to buy 3 or 4 unit properties, live in one unit and rent out the others one year at a time until we have a cash flow good enough to q...
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I have been kicking around the idea of purchasing rental properties in the Las Vegas area. I am a California native so this a new market for me and I do not have experience with out of state real estate. Anyways wante...
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Hey guys, was just curious about what people think are the best university majors/minors for those who decide to take the formal education path, but want to eventually become full time real estate investors. I see a l...
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Guys, i have been actively hunting down for a SFR property and came up with following analysis after doing BB Rental Property Calculator on a brand new SFR:COC ROI = 2.78% when i have estimated:1% Capex, 1% repair, 1%...
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I want to buy a duplex and live in one of the units. My ultimate goal is to have a portfolio of real estate and be wealthy, but I want to start with a duplex I can live in. If I had $20-$35K I could start this path of...