Losing a property bidding war never felt so good. Let me explain. It took about three months of intense searching to find my new home in the western portion of San Francisco largely because I was unfamiliar with the area and price points. Every house I saw looked cheap compared to where I used to live, […]
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This is a deep dive review of Crowd Street, one of the leading private real estate crowdfunding platforms today. I’ve met with the people at Crowd Street several times before. Some time over the next year, I should be receiving between $150,000 – $200,000 in gross capital back from 15 remaining real estate crowdfunding investments.
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“Should I pay off my mortgage as soon as possible or not?” is a common question that many real estate investors wonder about. How do you decide? The answer is pretty simple actually. You should pay off your mortgage sooner if you have the money. By the way, the sky is blue. Thanks for nothing, you’re
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Here is some tantalizing news for real estate investors and potential homeowners. The average single-family home size is declining. As a result, this is overall positive for real estate investors. I used to think the average square footage size of an American single-family home would keep getting bigger, just like my waistline. After all, once
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Nobody quite understands the challenges of being a landlord until they’ve been one. Finding ideal tenants is top priority, and it’s not always easy. I’ve been for over 13 years now and have some crazy stories. In your search for tenants, you may be wondering whether it’s better to rent to males or females. First
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A well-written real estate love letter can reduce a buyer’s purchase price by 1% – 10%. If we’re talking about a $1 million property, that’s $10,000 – $100,000 in savings. Therefore, learning how to write a real estate love letter is essential if you want to save money on your next property purchase. At the
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Making a low-ball real estate offer is one strategy for getting the best deal possible. However, your low-ball offer may also offend the seller and shut you out completely. This article well teach you how to make a low-ball real estate offer and get it accepted. To make a successful low-ball offer, you need to
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After a brutal sell-off in March 2020 and the correction in early 2022, we should really ask ourselves: Do we really own any of our wealth? When trillions of dollars of wealth can disappear in a matter of days, maybe not. Now that the stock market has rebounded, it really is time to spend more
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After publishing, The Hardest Mortgage Refinance Ever, a reader asked me whether I’ve ever considered recasting a mortgage instead. My quick answer was no, despite having refinanced multiple mortgages on multiple properties since 2005. I’m all about getting the lowest mortgage rate possible. Recasting a mortgage can be a good idea if you come into
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After four months and one week, I finally was able to refinance my primary residence mortgage! I went through the hardest mortgage refinance ever. And with rates elevated, refinancing a mortgage will continue to be hard for many. I originally wrote this post in 2019 to chronicle the difficulty of my mortgage refinance journey. In
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