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The acronym FINRA stands for Financial Industry Regulation Authority. On its website it describes its mission and utility."FINRA is dedicated to investor protection and market integrity through effective and efficient...
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On Tuesday, I am having my newly accepted tenant sign a lease starting 10/1. Since the lease won't begin until October, what should I expect as far as collecting first month's and security deposit. We agreed to a 1....
I started investing money in Oct 2010 in lending club. My current annualized returns are 11.28% (I think my projected long term return will be around 9.5%). The only reason I can find not to continue to invest on th...
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🏗 Construction is building someone’s dream and why we fail to build one, the real strategic failures🤐Construction projects are complex 💢 undertakings that require careful planning and execution✅ to be successful 🏆 .Un...
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I've noticed an increasing trend among investors looking for 100% financing or securing 90% financing and then seeking gap funding for down payments and closing costs. This approach can work for those with strong deal...
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A couple friends and I were putting around 5k-6k each towards two properties as our first Real Estate investment (non-primary residency). I have the best credit score of the three, so I will likely be the one to secur...
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Hi Everyone, I hope you are having a wonderful day. Is it worth it to allow pets for rental properties to increase the amount of potential tenants or should I reduce risk of property damage/loud animals and not allow ...
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Hello fellow BP'ers. Recently I have bought a duplex in Madison WI as my first investment and am looking to keep the train rolling. I work a lot of hours at my job and I have eliminated most expenses in my life. I hav...
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Hello,This is my first post, it's meant to be a post on the basics of the capital stack and the advantages and disadvantages of equity financing...I figured this would be the appropriate sub-forum to post this in.Capi...
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Looks like some interesting new rent laws are going into effect. It looks like this won't directly affect small time landlords with 1 and 2 family properties. Am I missing something? If it does not directly affect ...