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What's holding you back from buying your 1st investment property?

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Mike Clayton

replied about 1 year ago

@Salvatore Lentini bad credit, lack of money

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Anthony Rojas

replied about 1 year ago

@Salvatore Lentini

Fear, not knowing where to start first, analysis paralysis. Just a complete novice. Should I go landlord, wholesale, section 8... I know step one is to find out what your passionate about and stick to it. Find out your why. I would like to start I just don’t know where or how. I’m going to sit down with a real estate agent to discuss and just talk hopefully it goes well.

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Fitzroy Harvey
New to Real Estate from Poughkeepsie, New York.

replied about 1 year ago

@Leslie N Harmon @Marc Brenner gives him a shout he is the man you are looking for.

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Shiyan Cao
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too expensive nearby.

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@Josh Rodriguez definitely get rid of the debt

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Keeley Hubbard
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Last year it was not having the right team or mentor in place... and trying to balance launching a multifamily investing business + a 2nd business at the same time! Blessed to have found a great mentor and closed on 173 units in November- grateful! Still a challenge to balance the work flow of 2 growing businesses...but love the organized chaos :) 

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Sharita Wilson
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@Ryan Luby THANK YOU SO MUCH for the sharing the link to your article! Great advise for exactly where I am right now. I am an aspiring rental property investor. I am new to my career field and my personal finances are the main cause of my analysis paralysis related to obtaining my first rental property. Your article has reconfirmed that I am on the right path. #TARZANMETHODTOFINANCIALFREEDOM

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Fitzroy Harvey
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@Dennis M. Very inspiring. 😮

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@Leslie N Harmon like brandon always says it may feel like jumping off a cliff in reality real estate investing is more like a hike its a journey to get to the top. As for financing there are many ways to finance a deals please visit brandons book “investing in Real estate with no (or low) money down”

Unconventional financing is easy to get it u just gotta find a deal if its a deal you can get financing and always make you contracts with an “inspection period” to give a chance to walk away if something in the inspection report comes out bad you cant handle

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@Salvatore Lentini Having too many ideas and not knowing how to fix my focus on one or three even.

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