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I am very excited to get started investing. I currently am in a job I dislike, with little opportunities for advancement. We dont want me to work until I'm dead. I've done my due diligence, but my wife is very sceptic...
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Hi all - I'm new here, but have watced and read for a while without jumping in. I'm buying a house sub2 and the seller is asking me for a written guarantee that we will pay his payments. In the past, I've never had to...
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What is the tax treatment for the different income streams from Lease Options? Is the Option fee self employment income (business income) when rec'd by a "future potential buyer"? Can the monthly income be "rental i...
Greetings BP,
I have a grass roots lead in a very nice neighborhood in Portland, OR.
The homeowner hasn't made payment in 4 years! The unpaid principal balance represents just about my exact MAO in orde...
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While travelling with my good friend who is a fellow real estate investor, and giving him a hard time for investing in what I considered mediocre returns in his local market, he really one-upped me. He gave me t...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community,
I'm doing an exciting project in San Diego and would love to get your thoughts on structuring the deal. We're developing units in the backyard of a property, with the numbers looking pr...
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The bullet points
Intention is a Buy-Hold / BRRRR
-Lady passes and leaves here home in southern California to 2 women. Seller A and Seller B.
-Seller A is an acquaintance to my Mom. Seller A is willing to meet with...
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@Gail White wrote in an earlier post:I have made an offer on a house where there has been a very heavy smoker living for a number of years. The originally white popcorn ceiling is now yellow over the entire surface. T...
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I would like to start investing in an Airbnb. I'm looking for a property that will cash flow, but also would like to invest somewhere that would be a nice annual vacation spot as a side perk. Any suggestions on where ...
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My business partner and I are buying a rental property (2bd/1ba) in Michigan. We’ve also formed an LLC in the same state. We’ve been preapproved for conventional financing. Because our LLC is new, we’re using personal...