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I just received my FIRST social security check! Only $704 because I didn't pay enuff taxes over the 42 years of filing returns.
Anyway, I took the retirement early and this is what I receive each month. Wifey and I d...
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I recently heard that they have a 5 or 10 years retirement plan but I also heard from members that the cashflow is small. A member in biggerpockets said that he make $10.96 the first year in cashflow and around $2k...
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Whenever someone asks you: "What do you do?" - you typically say "I'm a real estate investor" and then continue to qualify that with how you locate and acquire / syndicate multifamily properties with outside investor ...
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What suggestions do you have for good accounting software starting out for keeping the books on investment properties? I would only have one small investment property (6-10 units) for now. I love a good spreadsheet an...
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Would you consider it possible to be both in the military and investing and tending to properties? What are the pros and cons?
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Investor stories from the trenches.
Hello all! I am just starting to build a plan to start a REI business for myself.
My plan is to have REI be my main source of income in 3 years.
I have be readi...
Hi,I need some assistance in resolving this situation. I have a 4 unit house in Hensonville NY. It is a two floor house. My first floor unit has water leaking in through the wall and into the electric outlet. In ...
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Hey BP Fam,I am hoping to get some advice from the community on this matter. Some colleagues and I are planning to form an LLC for Real Estate Investing. We plan to start off with flips to build up capital in the earl...
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Hello every body! I have been reading this forum for few months, gotten some great advice from people and like to introduce my self My name is Alex Ali, I am a RE investor in Houston Texas. I have been investing in RE...
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Howdy all,
I am moving into Houston from a neighboring state. I am considering purchasing a 700k home in the museum district (I am cash heavy rn). This purchase will be 5% down @ 2.7% and will not significantly reduc...