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Hello, I’m looking at buying a first investment property in Oakland CA, at an anticipated cost of around $1.2M. I am looking at it as a buy and hold, renting out in the near term, and ultimately renovating and either ...
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Hello BP Community,
Hope everyone is well and killing some deals this week. I apologize for my ignorance, but I have a question/ situation that I want pose to the community to see what some of the more seasoned inves...
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Investment Info:
Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $475,000
Cash invested: $95,000
Purchased for $475,000 with a down payment of about $90k. Spent about $30k on...
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Hello. New member here.My wife and I are about 5-6 years from retirement. Our tentative retirement plan is to relocate from WNY to FL. We have kicked around the idea of maintaining two properties and become snowbird...
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All,I have been gathering a plethora of information, and I plan to purchase my first property (either single family or multi-family, whichever deal ends up being better) by the end of the year. I mostly understand the...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community! Beyond excited posting here for the first time! I've been an avid listener to the BP Real Estate Podcast for nearly three years, even though I have yet to take advantage of all the other...
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How do you guys/girls setup your business bank accounts? My questions are:Do i need an LLC for a business bank account? Can i hold multiple security deposits in one account? the money wouldnt touch my personal account...
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Hi,
My name is Dan and I am new to real estate investing. I moved from Columbus, OH to Pittsburgh a little over a a year ago. Found this website and hope to use it to further my knowledge. I spent 5 years in the main...
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I am a Real estate investor and have been investing in Northen VA (DC Metro), Richmond,VA and Myrtle Beach, SC. I usually do all my research online and let the agents know that I want to see the following houses.I hav...
I am trying to buy a self-storage building. The asking price was $179,900, I worked it down to $163,500. The seller wants to set the contract sale price for $150,000 and wants $13,500 cash on the side. This will help ...