I'm a 29 year old American living in California (Silicon Valley) with $500k in cash.
Due to religious reasons, I cannot use leverage (i.e. bank loans), so my investments need to be all cash.
I need to invest this mo...
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I’ve just finished reading “The Color of Law” which is an eye opening look in to government sponsored segregation through housing policy. With section 8 being an actionable step in the right direction, why are some la...
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This would clearly be a very risky move, but has anyone considered buying a vacation rental in a vacation based rental market such a Tulum, Mexico? Unlike certain sub markets in the US that are very hot right now due ...
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I'd like to talk about this topic with everybody because I feel its a legitimate problem. WIth a recession upon us we know the housing boom was part of it. Including the fact that some entire housing developments were...
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Imagine you had 4 million to invest, and a credit score of 832.
What would you do with it to make as much money as possible?
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I don't know anything about real estate, but if you can help me with this I might rea...
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I know some of you are only doing month to month leases for flexibility and control. But what do you do if you have a really good prospective tenant who "needs" a longer term? Perhaps they just left their last renta...
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Hi Everyone,I am feeling pretty discouraged and wanted to vent and see if anyone could offer me some advice- please!!
About me: I am a newbie buy and hold investor in Northern Virginia, long time lurker, and recent p...
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I am looking for advice on house hacking in NYC. My business partner and myself are young professionals in NYC looking for an alternative to the pricey rental market. We'd like to purchase real estate somewhere close ...
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Hello BP community,
I'm currently in the process of starting a Property Management Company and looking for the best way to increase my leads/clients.
Besides word-of-mouth, what are some of the best strategies tha...
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in process of buying a duplex, the duplex has tenants who live there for 4 years already. the rents are way lower than the market rent because the seller hasn't raised the rent for 4 years. Not sure shall I vacate the...