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Legal and illegal money. Where do we draw the line or where should the line be drawn for us? I have plenty of friends using money to fund their projects and really, have no idea where the funds are coming from. Lender...
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Hey everybody- Just got introduced to BP and have already learned a lot just from following some of your posts, thanks!I have recently retired from LAFD and would like to use my 457 deferred comp retirement funds to i...
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How do you think COVID-19 will change the average rents in an area? Will it be pushed down or up? By what percent? How would different property classes see the rent change? (Class A vs Class C). What would be the imme...
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What is your WHY??? What wakes you up in the morning and makes you want to do a deal? When I started 5 years ago, I used to think it was for financial freedom or more time with my future kids, but now I think I just e...
Hello BPers,
Have a excerpt from an article, followed by a question. I am new to real estate investing and have yet to make a deal. Just wanted some insight from the BP community.
A quote from cnbc.com...
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I've analyzed a bunch of properties for sale as close to nuts and bolts as possible. I've done the same for recently sold similar condition and configured properties to get idea of cash on cash returns in neighborhood...
We have a signed contract on a rental office building, closing is scheduled for April 2nd 2018, is it too late to look into 1031 Exchange ?Are DST properties usually priced 10 - 15% higher than comparable Non 1031 pro...
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Times are tough but my business has not seen the slowdown that many have (yet). I am accustomed to working from home as I have been doing so since I started my company a few years back. I have saved up enough for a la...
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What is your current portfolio mix? What do you wish you had more of? I'll start: My portfolio is 53% LTR duplexes, 23% LTR single families, and 23% single family short term vacation rentals. I'd love to add a 4-10 un...
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Any help is awesome. I have pending a property with 2 separate houses on one parcel. 2 bd, 1bth, & separate garage + 1 bd, 1bth, & sep. garage. Asking $145,000. I have $10,000 in bank, $10,000 in stock market....