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I'm looking to start investing in real estate and its a big decision, so I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on your first flip. I'm looking for advice as to where to start and if possible a mentor. Does...
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Hey BP Community,My wife and I live in Korea and leverage borrowed money, often hundreds of thousands of dollars worth, from our tenants at 0% interest to purchase undervalued properties. Sound outrageous? Read on.[I'...
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Do you view your tenants as an asset or a liability? I'm curious whether folks here view their tenants as an asset or a liability? I'm sure many will say "both" but if you had to choose, which would you pick?Some star...
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What factors will cause a home to appreciate? And would buying a home that was built under a certain year not have a chance of appreciation. In advanceThank you all for your responses.
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I'm in Dallas investing in my first single family property. Bigger Pockets has groomed me to aim for a 10%-12% COC ROI, 8% at the lowest. Today I submitted an offer that was 95% of the list price and got beat out by a...
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Hi. I would like your advice on one of my three rental properties.I purchased this SFH in Cook County, IL., in 2018. I paid 168,000 and put 25% down. Over the past three years, I have raised rent to 2,300 (It's Sectio...
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What's this I've been reading lately about a pause in distributions and capital calls?Seems like there is blood in the water?Maybe a good time to go fishing...I wouldn't mind being able to pause distributions to our 5...
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I’m looking to buy and hold with a cash flow emphasis but a long term outlook. Section 8 looks like the best deal on mid to low end attached and semiattached units in Baltimore. Rents are the same for section 8 as for...
Hi,Via a trust, I was given a choice to retain or sell two commercial properties one in Vancouver WA (multi tenant retail + freestanding bank building) and the other in Hillsboro OR (multi-tenant flex industrial).Give...
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Hello all, I've had an interest in real estate investment for several years now (began learning/researching as a college freshman, now approaching 3 years that I've been done with school) but due to practical/financia...