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Hi Everyone,
I am graduating college this May, and am looking to buy a 3 or 4 unit property as an owner occupancy- does anyone know if you can set up a home office and deduct the sq. footage as an expense, even if yo...
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Hello all,
I had a question about a strategy I see all over the internet where people raise money from a "Private lender" form the down payment on a property and then the rest they raise either from the bank or from...
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I'm still trying to figure out my market, what niche I'm interested in, and exactly what location (geographic) I want to focus in. My question is what sources of information do you guys use to track your local market ...
Hi guys, greetings from New Zealand. Been following your amazing site and pod-casts (big fan!) to begin my own residential investing journey and had a newbie question for you guys.
What video software do you ...
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Hey BP peeps! Getting ready to purchase my first vacation rental in a ski town in VT. We're familiar with the town and the STR market in town. Wondering for those that run this type of business if you run it through a...
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HelloI'm looking to buy a property in Indio, LaQuinta area. Partly for our own use, we all live in LA and vacation their regularly, and partly to help pay the mortgage. We are looking in the $500k range, 4 bedrooms, a...
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Hello Everyone,
My Name is Oliver, my friend and I run a boutique Real Estate Agency called SHPlace in Shanghai, China.
I try to keep this as much to the norm as suggested in the forum.
I'm chinese, Moroccan but g...
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Will a cancelled check suffice in place of a receipt? I ask because I recently had my property completely re-plumbed by my co-worker's brother. I've been so busy I didn't think about having him sign a receipt and si...
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I'm a new member and interested in learning about real estate as a supplemental stream of income. I live in MD and am interested in learning more about college rentals.
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I watched a video that did live testing and mice can fit through holes smaller than a dime, and actually can fit through gaps even more easily. What are your best methods to deal with mice in your properties esp singl...