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I am currently in flight school at Fort Rucker, AL. I have roughly 6-8 months left. When I finish here my girlfriend and I will be moving to Texas. I am trying to decide whether I should buy something in Texas now wit...
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I am both new to the St Petersburg area as well as investing as a career. My education and previous work experience is in interior design focusing primarily on kitchen/ bath remodeling and new construction. I currentl...
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Hello BP community! My very first BP post! Quick intro... I recently left the creative industry (print/digital graphic design, art direction and creative management) to pursue this new passion of mine in real estate i...
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I currently own 2 positive cash flowing duplexes and intend to grow my portfolio over the next 20 years or so. While analyzing a property for purchase, I allocate %5 of gross rents for capital expenditures. On my most...
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I am going to create an entity and my 3 priorities are...1. Asset Protection2. Anonymity3. Tax advantageous (would be a plus)I live in CA, and invest in 6 regions outside of CA. I am no longer comfortable with my umbr...
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I’m in the middle of a rehab and the contractor is doing a pretty good job. I’m buying the materials but the contractor is doing some of the shopping. I’m finding a lot of little things like sponges, buckets, and kniv...
Has anybody had to deal with a total lack of support for their spouse or loved one when beginning their investing career? How did you deal with this? My wife is very hesitant for me to start investing again now that...
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I really like my realtor but she's got all these "rules" that I don't understand. For example, we went to one house and the layout was a bit off but I still liked the house (it was occupied by the seller). I asked h...
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Hey guys! I was wondering the pros and cons of using a HELOC to buy rentals. Personal experiences and how the terms were with your bank for the HELOC. I feel like its a good strategy and I'll most likely use a HELOC o...
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Now that my team is actively investing in two markets, Tucson (for 10 years) and Kansas City (for 1 year), I have been surprised by the similarities in Kansas City that we saw 10 years ago when we started investing in...