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I have done some searching on this and have not found a straight answer. Does one have to be a "real estate pro" in the eyes of the IRS to qualify for the Sec 179 deduction? Or can you qualify by only being an "active...
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I m planning to bid on REO hotel online. 70 room hotel starting bid $1M (May bid up to 3M) It is generating 1.8M in revenue. Before covid it was generating 1.4M. NOI is 353k. I have 200k in capital but need more for ...
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I am here because I have not found a specific RV forum, and assume it may be a commercial real estate related topic. Please correct and redirect me if Im wrong. Is there anyone out there who can teach me something a...
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Hi everyone my Name is Randall Esquivel, I’m a contractor in New Jersey and I’m try to start investing on comercial real estate. I did a flip last year, I bought my house and I did a total rehab on it, my house when f...
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Hello all! I've been following along for a while and finally decided to join. I have always been interested in real estate, and currently own 4 rental properties (and a primary residence) that I have done well on thus...
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Admin - please delete if this is not appropriate.Hey All! I'm excited to be attending the Rookie Bootcamp in Denver at the end of the month. I have a few deals under my belt (resi/commercial/short term rental) and hav...
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Hey, Everyone! It's great to finally be apart of BiggerPockets after listening to the podcast. I'm from the Northwest (Olympia,WA & Portland,OR). I moved to Los Angeles recently because of work. I've been in th...
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Top 10 Reasons Why To Run Not Walk To The Institutional Buyers
by Chauncey White
The Residential Real Estate and Commercial Real Estate market
have plenty of differences. Establishing yourself in the
Commercial Finan...
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Hi, just joined the BP forum after listening to the podcast for several years. I will be closing on my first investment property in the Western Catskills soon, a sweet 1970's cabin in need of some TLC on 6 acres. The ...
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Hello, I am a dermatologist and I own multiple dermatology offices. I want to get into real estate investing (buying and holding) and was thinking about starting with the typical duplex multi family and growing from t...