Hello Everyone, I am new in the real estate investing business, and I was wondering if it would be worth taking a course and hiring a coach. I want to gain as much knowledge before investing in real estate properties...
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I currently work at your typical 8-5 office job. They offer 401(k)s with a match just like every other corporate job. Since being interested in REI, I’ve heard from multiple different sources that 401(k)s are not the ...
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So I finally finished my first flip and overall, it was a pretty good experience. To start, we got the perfect deal. Our expected ARV was $250k at the time. The house has been on the market for 2 weeks and is curre...
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Any buy and hold investors with property in the Lents area (or surrounding neighborhoods) in Portland? If so: how's it going?
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Alright, I thought I would throw this to the group to see thoughts.I bought my first investment property in March of 2020 (crazy timing) for $229,000/$69 sq ft in Nashville TN. Extremely hot market. It is a duplex and...
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Hello Bigger Pockets,I am purchasing a 2 Family Residence in the Pine Hills area. The Home has a large attic and I am interested in converting the home into a 3 family by finishing the attic. Has anyone successfully d...
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I wanted to post the first part to get feedback from people and the second part is my immediate action items.
Target Market: Anyone who has a house for sale, buying a house or a mortgage. LOL. I think these solu...
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Can we check in at 11am (instead of 4:00pm)? What say you and why?Depending on the guest and circumstances, my usual answer is my insurance agent and my lawyer advise me not to allow early check-Ins without charging ...
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So here’s the situation, we currently live in a duplex that we own. The doors for each unit are outside and side by side. We currently have a nest that faces the stairs that lead up to the doors so we can see who come...
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So I've been looking on Crexi at Multifamily buildings and most have a 4%, 5%, 6% cap rate on average. Isn't that low? How does one justify putting 300k down to only make 2k-4k a month? Is that a normal return?