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Me and a friend of mine are just starting out in REI and managed to stumble across an 85K 5 unit building from a realtor we just met. We are going out to look at the property this Friday. From the soun...
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I am contemplating to make a loan from my solo 401k to a friend.
The loan will be secured by the property.
I would be interested in a word of wisdom on how it is properly done to avoid trouble with IRS and/or loosing...
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Hi I'm looking to use my experience in finding off market properties to purchase and sell with owner financing. I have a buddy who has been buying and selling with owner finance for 10+ years, so I have a pretty goo...
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Real estate friend of mine said his local credit union is offering him a portfolio loan in the mid 3s on his residential property on 30-year fixed loan terms (not just 30-year amortization, loan term of 30-year fixed)...
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Math and I do not get along. In fact I think I have Dyscalculia (it's a learning disability where a person has difficulty comprehending and manipulating numbers).I know I can't escape numbers if I want to go into real...
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Hello everyone. I purchased a 9 unit apartment on 12/21 of last year. I have a few questions regarding taxes and depreciation.1. Do I need to file taxes for the property when I didn't earn anything the first 10 day...
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For the past few years I’ve been periodically posting about complex, somewhat hard to implement, and time consuming strategies and tactics that I’ve used and can be used to “accelerate” wealth building in real estate....
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Good morning folks. I currently own 15 single family homes. Out of which 5 are fully paid (which are about 1 Million) and I have 10 homes which has mortgage on it. All of my loans are conventional 30 year loans. As y...
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My sister and her husband will be moving to Austin for his job next year, and thanks to my constant chatter about BiggerPockets and real estate investing, they're interested in house hacking by buying a small multi-fa...
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Howdy,
My name is Eloy Lopez. I don't have any experience in real estate except for head knowledge from books. I currently live in Bryan, TX and am a full time bilingual( Spanish/English) 2nd grade teacher.
My goa...