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My wife and I own a 5 bed, 4ba 3200sqft on 1 acre in suburbs east of Seattle, bought 2013 for $385k. Refinanced in 2019 at 2.7 with some cash out, house appraised for 1.1 mil at that time, we owe $350k. This is our on...
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I purchased a 3 family property at sheriff's auction and the property is occupied by the owners and possibly by tenants as well. I am looking for best way to approach the owner so they can voluntarily leave/move and c...
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I am debating if I should sell my current home, realized strong growth in equity in the past 1.75 years of owning it, amounting to $230,000 - $380,000 (low sell / high sell - according to my thorough research). I woul...
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Ok investors, I've been trying to wrap my head around all these different taxes that rehab/flipping businesses are subject to....cant anyone put the different types into laymans terms or at least point me in the right...
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Hello everyone on the Bigger Pockets website! My name is Jared Maches and I am a newbie investor. I am currently going through the market to figure out where to start my investment portfolio. I want to invest in Buy a...
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As a new real estate investor living in the crazy expensive Bay Area rental market, I'm exploring clever ways to get into investing. My husband's job requires us to stay near San Francisco, so we rented a place way ab...
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I invest in townhouses and condos that are in HOAs. I also sit on the boards of directors for these HOAs. I talk about this a little bit when I was a guest on the BiggerPockets Podcast (link below, if you're interes...
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Hi! I'm new to this forum as a member but I have been reading previous posts on here off and on for over a year now.
I've decided now is the time for me to get started in real estate investing. I'm in a good credit ...
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Hi BP, I currently have Traditional IRA funds that are invested in stocks, but lately I have educated myself about going the self-directed IRA route. I met with a self-directed IRA custodian yesterday. However, give...
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Hello, I'm a newb from Southern California, and I'm in the process of building a business plan/strategy to start investing. I live right on the border of LA and Orange County, and I know both if those cities are a tou...