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I'm just curious what other investors prefer and why. Some of my local gurus are recommending that long term loans (mortgages) are better because they get more of the profits right at the start rather than waiting for...
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Anyone have any luck renting mobile homes for cash flow?
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I am new to BP and real estate. A friend of mine who has not yet joined BP and is also new just completed construction on his first flip a couple of weeks ago. Last night he checked on the house and walked into a di...
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Cash on Cash Return on Investment (COCROI) is a very common metric that re investors use to determine the projected return on a property, and is expressed as a percentage. It is the measurement of return on the total ...
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Hi, I live in San Francisco. I purchased my first rental property back in Oct 2022 in Texas. I was thinking about purchasing my next property somewhere in California. I'm considering getting a duplex or triplex, and l...
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What would you do: refinish hardwood and take a vacancy or put in laminate?The properties I manage locally have nice, dark hardwood floors. After a few years or wear and tear, they are going to need to be refinished....
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Ok so I know most everybody has heard about making biweekly mortgage payments in order to pay your mortgage down faster. Instead of making 12 monthly payments a year you make 26 half payments or 1 extra monthly paymen...
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The purpose of this forum will be to give practical solutions vs pulling the "crash n crush" alarm like a previous thread. I have a few suggestions that I have implemented and am interested in hearing from other inves...
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We recently bought a rental and have a mortgage on it, I want to pay it off quick and thought about doing flips and using that money to pay for it. I realize I will have to pay gains on it if I don’t do a 1031 exchan...
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I recently purchased a single family home for $230,000 in a up and coming area. The bank I do most of my investments with wanted an after construction appraisal (detailed scope of work included) on it which came back ...