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Creative Financing for Real Estate: 12 Ideas for Your Next Investment Property

Creative Financing for Real Estate: 12 Ideas for Your Next Investment Property

by G. Brian Davis | Last updated May 18, 2022 | Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 10 comments

With inflation soaring at levels not seen since 1981, everyone wants to invest in assets that protect against inflation.  Assets like, say, real estate.  But real estate is expensive, costing hundreds of thousands for a single rental property. You can take out an...

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