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I learned of this deduction at a real estate training. It may be common knowledge to you all, but I mentioned it to my accountant and she had never heard of it. Let me know what you think!Rather than using the "home-o...
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OK. I have been listening, learning, reading, and dreaming. I am very close to looking for that first deal, but one thing that I seem to have limited knowledge on is financing. So I am just gonna throw some random sce...
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So for the past year or so I've owned two properties in Philly and they were going along pretty well with a few little hiccups here and there. Now all of a sudden, two of the three units stopped paying and the other ...
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Hello, I'm new and going to be starting out with Real Estate Investing after I retire from the Marine Corps in a few months. I've been doing alot of homework and listening to podcasts but one thing I've not been able...
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I took a note from Sean Terry's ebook that a rule of thumb for estimating repairs is the equation: sq.ft of home x $10 = general rehab cost
Has anyone ever made an offer to buy using this formula? and then ma...
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I dont think this requires alot of money to get started. I bought quite a few lots of land in October last year at a tax deed sale. Like Karen says having a home developed by an architect wont increase value. I bo...
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Can someone explain the differences between hard money lenders and private lenders? Pros and cons of each. It seems to me there are more hard money lenders than private lenders but maybe it's because I don't know how ...
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Hello fellow landlords!I'm having some work done to the chimney of my property later this week and wanted to poll this group as to whether or not this is something I should notify the tenants about. I'm still learnin...
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I'm looking at a small apartment complex where based on my numbers the cap rate could be around 25% and the COC over 70%. Rents are around $450. It's also mostly renovated, just needs 10k - 12k left according to the s...
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Hi,This is my first post besides my introduction. I'm very new to real estate. I've done a lot of listening about it on the sidelines and finally decided to make an attempt based on conversations with other investors....