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Hello BP community,
Matt here. My wife Krista and I grew up and went to college in Chicago. We decided a few months ago that we needed to start investing in something. She said she would look at stocks, and I...
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Hello! I am hoping to get some solid advice here :)We bought a 4-plex in Grand Rapids, MI in 2017, thinking it was a wise location for investment since we travel there 1-2 times a year to visit family. We got it for a...
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I bought a property last April that my son and 2 college student roommates are living in. Getting ready to do taxes for the 1st time since purchasing. Do I treat the property as 1/3 second home that my son lives in ...
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Just curious to learn how many investors are avid users compared to those that are solely looking at the market as an asset class. If you own STRs do you find yourself staying in other STRs or even your own on a regul...
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BP members, I am looking for some advice on a significant real estate shift that I am looking to undertake. Presently I have 2 SFH overseas that have cap rates of 6.5-7%. They are new homes built in 2007 that have...
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Hello All! So I will be finding a property for my first rehab in April. I plan to use a Hard Money lender initially. Everything I am reading is saying find property first, finance, rehab..... Can someone please help t...
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Just finished the inspirational podcast 301 about out-of-state investing. What @Alexander Felice said about having an unlimited opportunity to find the right market really hit home. While initially, this strategy seem...
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I'm studying to build syndication business, I want to be on the active side of syndication which I believe is GP? I really want to take some syndication course sometime soon, but I need to have this question cleared....
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Hi guys,
Does anybody do long distance investing ? For instance owning property in another country or continent and really counting on property management.
Opinions or experiences, let me know
Hi BP veterans,
My buddy and I were fortunate enough and bought a couple of handful properties in the San Francisco Bay Area in the recent years. Since they have appreciated substantially, we're thinking of 1031 som...