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I have abt $9000 in my 401k from jobs. I would like to enventually use it towards real estate investing first purchase downpayment, once that opportunity arrises. What is the best method for this? Have been reading up...
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Hey BP!Have another tax related question that I'm hoping someone can help me out on. Up to this point, I have done Buy & Hold on all of my investments so I am not sure how taxes work (aka capital gains) on a fix &...
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Hey everyone I have a quick question. I am renting out a single family home on a corner lot with 0.4 acres. A tenant meets all of my minimum qualifications, except a large pet. She has a "Great Pyrenees, 90 lbs, 6 yea...
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In the midst of a pandemic I decided to dive head first into a real estate career. I have an insurance broker background as I have been in the business for over 10 years and i figured since the pandemic slowed things ...
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I have a dream of buying a dump of a house, rennovating the entire thing and adding a basement apartment that can be rented out to help cover a large part of our mortgage. Our area (DC metro) is VERY expensive and I t...
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First of all, I'm excited to finally be at this stage in my life. I have always planned on having a passive income for retirement via rental properties. I am 23 and looking to have children soon, (next 2 years) which ...
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Hopefully this isn't too macabre, but as my portfolio gets bigger I've been thinking about how big of nightmare it would be for my wife to deal with should I die suddenly and unexpectedly. Curious if anyone has some a...
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This question is about wholesaling, but is directed at the rehabbers as to what you want/need.
A brief background about my strategy; I do this part time and have done 3-4 profitable wholesale deals over the past yea...
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I recently purchased a 12 unit apartment building in Lowell Massachusetts. This property is unlike any thing else Ive purchased, it's more bread and butter and the former owners lacked in management skills and did not...
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Current Newsweek article lists The United States as # 11 in countries worldwide. Really cool website with different categori...