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Hi everyone! My name is Karl and I'm very excited to be writing my first post in the bigger pockets community. I've been listening to the podcast for months and love it and have been studying real estate and feel I'm...
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Hey all,2018 was my first year investing and I took a loss on my first property because there were repairs and upgrades I wanted to make. I’m taking a loss for 2018 and want to know what the loss is good for. I’ve hea...
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Hi all - I have been looking for distressed properties in DC and came across a property with nearly $200K in delinquent property taxes. It is the perfect opportunity to get a property for a massive discount.However, l...
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Hey all. Has anyone worked with Hugh Jones and his Apartment Aquisition system? Website: https://hughprint.com/Linked-in profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/la...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hughj...Would love ...
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OK - I have an idea here and want some feedback.
Say my wife and I create a "parent" company, or holding company, a 2-member, 50/50 LLC. Let's call it "Joe's Rentals, LLC" for the sake of this post.
Now, say I buy ...
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Looking to invest in rental property in the midwest where there are tons of sub-$70k properties which means I need a $50k mortgage, but doesn't seem like anyone wants to deal with that.
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Good day everyone! I'm still learning and have two questions
1. For the Chicago 60628 zip code, should I use the 70% or 75% rule?
2. Extremely basic question, what is the difference between comps and ARV? I have cal...
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In the same spirit of @Karen Margreaves "Skin in the Game" thread; I've seen a lot of people inquiring as to what investors and/or potential partners look for when deciding who they will work with.
Some of my...
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I am about to go from 4 to 8 rental units with my next deal and have been doing fine with having my tenants depositing cash at my bank and can tell which tenant has paid because each house has a different rent amount,...
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Okay, I'm flipping sides and asking a question regarding my security deposit for a rental I am moving out of in Chicago.A couple months ago, I asked our landlord if we could move out sooner than the lease end date. (l...