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Hi guy's! I am new to bigger pockets and am delighted to now be part of this wonderful community. I am 22 years of age and want to invest in real estate. However, at present I am saving and learning. I am looking to n...
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Hi everyone, I'm a new in this community and living in Houston, after reading few books about REI, now i would like to take action with my first property. However, There are some issues that I am wondering:
1) Right ...
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Hello all!
I'm a first time house hacker and I'm looking at putting in an offer on a 5 bedroom house that I plan to AirBnB the basement portion of while I build a detached garage and ADU in the backyard in 2023. The ...
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I try to share things I figure out as I figure them out in case they might help someone else. The 50% rule is popular and of course everyone adds the disclaimer that it isn't the end-all be-all. I live in a high-pro...
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Hey BP Family, I have a couple of questions I could use everyones help with. I am building what will end up as the basis of my companies new business plan. In an effort to keep the responses specific I'm going to brea...
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Hi, here is my dilemma. i have a paid off property that i've been "renting" to a family member since 2014. file a schedule e every year and take depreciation but thinking that may be wrong. since the property is pa...
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Considering house hacking a Quad with an FHA loan. The purchase price is $325k and rents from 3 tenants will be approx. 2500/month and will jump to about 3600 with all 4 units rented out. The water meter is not curren...
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Hi everyone,This is a fairly general question, as I am a new investor: I would really love to hear your experiences getting your first commercial loan. I am interested in buying a MF property of >4 units, but I h...
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Hi BP Family:I'm in contract for a house in Trenton NJ. The title search shows that the water bill is outstanding for 2K and the water to the property has been turned off by the city of Trenton. The appraiser has a co...
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Question for any one who has come upon this situation for California-based landlords
-We have a single property (SFH) which we run ourselves, not under an real estate investment trust, corporation, or LLC which would...