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Financial advice post about why I have a $4000 car. I bought a 2008 Mazda 3 with 130,000 miles on it. Here's why I bought it: expensive cars come with more maintenance and higher insurance, financing a car and paying interest on a liability when you could be compounding on an asset is crazy, my car is still very reliable

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Financing rental properties versus buying with cash, pros and cons. Financing allows the buyer to scale and increases purchase power. Cash may not have the same returns per dollar invested, but more cash flow and buyer doesn't have to have the burden of a monthly payment hanging over them

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pros and cons of investing in Airbnb's. Go into short term tax loophole as a pro and being able to claim material participation. Can also be more profitable. As cons, profit is more likely to fluctuate, especially season to season, can be harder to finance, and way more maintenance upkeep/guest communication

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When should someone seriously consider buying their first rental. I would say if they have $100k in the market through brokerages/401k/roth/etc. and $50k cash on hand, they should start seriously consider investing in property.

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Real estate case study about my second property: a Baltimore rowhome in bought in one of the better neighborhoods in Baltimore that's appreciating. Bought for $125,000 and after $25,000 in cosmetic renovations is worth $205,000. It now rents for $1725

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Real estate case study about a midwest home in a college town (used as a college rental) that costs $185,000, turnkey and rents for $2600/mo, cashflowing $1050/mo.

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Real estate case study about a <$100k rental in Philadelphia that was bought w/hard money and rented for $1200+ after $30k was put into the property

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Furnished mid term rentals offer great balance between stability and cash flow. Talk about 3 steps to turning a property into one. (Budget furnishing, where to look for tenants, lease administration)

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Pulling a permits is one of the most arduous, expensive processes in real estate. Here are 3 steps to make it as seamless as possible. Include using online permit portals as one of the steps

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Steps to vet a general contractor, include the following steps: - Talk to investors who have worked with them multiple times - Make a surprise visit to their job site to see how they work - Agree on a detailed scope of work, outlining draws, timelines

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Real estate post about 4 cities where investing in cash-flowing real estate is still possible and affordable. Include both baltimore and kansas city

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Real estate post about 4 factors that could make the fed lower interest rates

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List of the 3 different types of house hacks: - A traditional duplex - A four unit building - A single family home with rent by the room strategy

I graduated from college in 2010, and then I worked on Wall Street. I was doing equity research, so covering tech stocks. Around 2018, I just got a really bad bonus one year, and I was a little fed up. I had heard that there was a guy up in our Boston office who had been investing in real estate, and I was reading about different side hustles, ways to make passive income on the side. And when you do that, as you guys probably already know, everything kind of points back to real estate.

There was a guy up in our Boston office who a couple of guys in the New York office knew who was really killing it, investing in real estate in Philadelphia. So I got on the phone with him.