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Hey guys! Just learned about BP from the ChoosFI crowd and am super excited to dig into this. My wife will be active duty AF in 2020 and we will potentially be living in the Chesapeake/Norfolk, VA area. We'd like to u...
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I have resolute to make my first investment purchase in 2014. I have chosen my market "downtown Newark". I have set aside some emergency funds for what will go wrong after I purchase the deal, but I wonder how much is...
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I was wondering if anybody would interested in joining a Bigger Pockets meetup group here in the Central Valley - Specifically Fresno - I am surprised to see that there are very so few Bigger Pockets meetup groups ar...
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Finally purchased our first rental property! Being a newbie, I just wanted to reach out to the BP community and ask if these fees are usual or customery?100% of the first months rent.10% of the montly rental.3% of a y...
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Hi all,So I'm on the brink of starting my real estate investing career after studying both residential and commercial for the last year or so and I'm wondering if it would be a realistic goal to have 300 units cashfl...
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I booked a rental at a Northern Michigan lake house recently, and now that I'm an expert, I naturally had much to critique. This was a 5 bed, 3 bath house right on the water, and more of a house-hacking STR vs. a prof...
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I found a property owned free and clear by someone that now lives in an assisted living home.
I would like to talk to her about seller financing and need to know the pros of a deal like this for the seller.
I am wo...
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OK, here are the numbers for a SFR I purchased prior to knowing about BP. Numbers are bad, really really bad, but I'm wiser now, a lot wiser thanks to BP, and my next deal will be much better than this one was.
Pur...
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Economic Update
(Monday, June 22, 2020)
The recession that started in March was the sharpest downturn since the Great Depression. As it turns out, it may also be the shortest. This doesn't mean our economy is ...
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One of our tenants is late with her rent. She paid 50% last month and has not paid this month. She asked me to use her a portion of her security deposit (1.5 months rent) to cover the half month rent for last month. ...