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We're going to sell some building lots that we have divided off of our farm, and do a 1031 exchange with the proceeds. We'd like to pull at least some of the development expenses out of the sales money before we rein...
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Hi All,I got interested in real estate about 2-3 months ago and have been listening to the podcast nonstop and have read about 4-5 books already. I’m eager to get my first property but am having a little trouble findi...
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Hi BP family. As we all by listening to Brandon and company we should be calculating what he calls pure cash flow. That means setting aside funds for all of the direct and indirect costs like vacancies, repairs, cap e...
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My personal debt and passive income.
Anyone can do this. Less than 2 years ago I owned no real estate.
This took, sacrifice, it took giving up immediate wants for long term needs.
Also note I didn’t include ...
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For STRs... what's the best way to gather the data on utilities, pest control, pool cleaning, general maintenance, etc...?
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I’ve been learning how to quickly evaluate real estate investment properties and determine potential deals. I wanted to provide a sample property that I have evaluated and was wondering if there was any insight as to ...
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Want to get more accurate at using the BiggerPockets rental calculator. What's a good guidance for:VacancyRepairs and MaintenanceCAPEXProperty ManagementMonthly Insurance
If you are a buyer, which type of seller is more motivated to sell to you at YOUR price (e.g. IS MORE LIKELY TO BE A PRICE TAKER):
1.-Seller looking to recoup renovation expenses (presumably no time constraints and k...
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I need to change windows in a 2 bedroom Condo.Just have 1 bid from one of the 2 big stores (HD and LW ). 3 windows, Florida requirements hurricane etc.. 6.000 😱😱😱😱😱 They say they are the only ones who can offer double...
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Hi everyone, I'm relatively new to the BiggerPockets Forums (although I've been listening to the podcasts for over year now). I'm a software engineer located in Los Angeles and my goal is to start investing in (ideall...