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Hi EveryoneI'm new to real estate investing and this is also my first forum post on BP. I purchased land about 6 months ago and my goal is to develop the land. More specifically, I want to build my own home. I've gott...
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My husband and I recently met a couple who were rehabbing a rental and noticed that they were driving a very nice luxurious SUV, now we learned they have had rentals for 40 years and were ready to begin to sell off s...
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Hey BP family,I wanted to get yall's take on something. So next year I will be graduating from college with Bachelors degree in Finance. My plan after graduation is to start real estate investing as soon as possible. ...
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Hi everyone I'll try to be brief and give the pertinent details. I'm being given the option to take over two apartment buildings from my dad. He is thinking about selling the buildings for around 1.6 mil but will give...
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pros and cons?Suggestions?Thank you in advance
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So I'm new here and stepping out on a (relatively) small scale.
I've been looking at the distressed properties around me, thinking of my retirement, and basically said, "hey, why not build some sweat equity on one of...
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I'm a fan of Menards. They always seem to have super good deals when things go on sale. I haven't shopped HD or Lowes too much.Since I'm a veteran I get a 10% discount at HD. Then I've been buying a few HD gift ca...
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I've been reading about the 50% rule (a quick way to estimate expenses being 50% of gross rental income) and have tried to apply it to properties for sale and it always comes out consistently too high. The numbers I'...
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Current Situation: My wife and I have been slowly getting into REI over the last 4 years. We currently have 5 SFH long-term rentals and a short term rental.Up until 2022 we both had W2 jobs, but we just had our first ...
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Hi all, reposting this in a different section for more perspectives.I have an off-market property under contract for 400K in SLC, Utah that I was planning on house-hacking to friends while renovating. A problem arose ...