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Saving up money for a down payment, what do people recommend to keep in cash reserves?
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Hey All,I just started a few months ago and have been steadily taking in the wealth of information available here on BP. One thing that became very clear as I progressed was the way I had been storing information were...
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“The Journey is as important as the destination” Keep in mind that real estate is a process that typically does not produce immediate cause and effect outcomes like many things in life. You don’t start to be successf...
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Hi All,I'm currently keeping a few lines of conversations open with off-market 50+ unit owners that may be interested in selling their portfolios in the near future. Assuming one of the deals go under contract, I wil...
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I bought a 2 bed 2 bath condo in a prime area in Midtown Atlanta back in 2016. I paid 260k and owe 230k on the mortgage. It rents for $2300 a month and my monthly mortgage payment plus HOA feels total about $1750. If ...
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I'm a new Real Estate Investor who is looking for a good excel program to keep track of all my business expenses. I currently have one Rental property and and am doing buy and flips also.. I have been keeping track of...
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What tricks and tips have you learned to keep long-term tenants in place?
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How does everyone have their Operating funds held? That's your money set aside for repairs, vacancies, turn over, etc.
Are we all using savings accounts? Any reason for picking one type or institution over another?
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With tax season now being here, I am thinking about ditching the excel spreadsheets and using a program like Quickbooks moving forward. Any thoughts, advice, or recommendations on other software to use for this?
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Hello, first post on bigger pockets. I am just getting into real estate investing. I do not have much money to get started with because I was focusing on paying off some higher interest student loans first. I am looki...