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My wife and I purchased our first property last August in a suburb of Denver. I am active duty military stationed here for 2 years (2021-23). We were able to buy a single family house using the VA loan, and planned to...
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Hello BP!
I've got another question, which summed up is: How do you decipher if there is a good market in an area?
My hometown is kind of a ghost-town that has taxed itself to death, so I've been lookin...
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Hello, I had a question about being seen as a real estate professional for tax purposes. If I'm "House Hacking" my primary residence does that count as hours towards my 750 per year?
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I am trying to decide between MN Property Nerds and Twin Cities Leasing for managing my long term rental in St Paul Minnesota.This is an out of state investment for me, and I also need help with tenant placement. So a...
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Hey BP community, I'm new to real estate investing and have been studying (reading books, watching webinars, constructing excel cash flow models,...) close to a year. I'm a recent graduate and I was wondering how can ...
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So I am considering in emailing community banks and asking around about what kind of loans they may offer and what is the "typical" criteria for qualifying for these loans.I am a recent college grad, currently have 1 ...
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I have received an application from a prospective tenant who is with the Army, but he did not provide any contact info for me to verify his employment/income. I will request that information, but due to my lack of exp...
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I have been frequently adding into my IRA while saving money every month towards my first investment property. I just wanted anyones opinion on if i should continue on my routine or stop putting money into my IRA mont...
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Hey all, love the site and the podcast etc. I am looking to get into REI and am trying to find the best avenue possible. - I have 200k in home equity that I could leverage into a max of 140k in a HELOC(approved alread...
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Interesting article in my "Landlord Times" by Robert J Wise, a lawyer in Kansas City, and a former executive director of the Missouri Apartment Association.
It says: "New York and Philadelphia have enacted ordinances...