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I have been reluctant to post my story but, what the heck, here it is.The Original adventure:in 2013 I went to a seminar, won't mention who's, this seminar was very informative, when you weren't being sold on somethin...
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I have always liked the idea of rental properties, but always thought it was out of my league. To make money, you must have money mentality. A couple months ago I stumbled onto Bigger Pockets via YouTube. I am hooked....
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Curious to know if other investors have had experiences where they acquired a property and realized a huge expense that they otherwise did not expect or uncover during due diligence? Or if they knew about the problem,...
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To help absorb the carrying costs of financing flip properties, I agreed to remodel an unfinished basement in exchange for a lower-than-market rent for myself. Now that its complete, I see how badly the area under the...
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I've been using https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com/, which I think is connected to the MySmartMove site and I came across an issue. One lady was going through the process of verifying herself and the online sys...
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I'm currently looking for a good litigation lawyer for fighting lead paint cases
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"Partner" recently left our partnership the beginning of this month. Sent me an email with his "Buy-out", stating that all he wanted was 50% of the cash in business account. I agreed to the terms. Partner took his 50%...
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I'm brand new to the RE investing world (have no deals under my belt yet). I found BP through YouTube while looking for videos on real estate investing. I live in Fairfax, Virginia (15 minutes from DC). I'm interested...
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So a little backstory: As the title states, I will be entering the 2016 school year as a high school senior. I have about $5,000 (previously earmarked for opening a ROTH IRA) at my disposable and want to know if it is...
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IRS peeking into your income, Realized Cap Gains Increase, UNREALIZED CAP-GAINS TAX, DEATH OF THE 1031 EXHANGE AND MORE!!!
(I AM NO CPA AND THE FOLLOWING ARE MY VIEWS BASED ON MY INTREPRETATION OF THE ATTACHED DOCU...