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I was just doing taxes for 2018 and have noted something peculiar, most of my properties I self-manage. So I do pay monthly PITI and HOA fees. Then there are repairs, occasional utilities, and of course depreciation d...
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Ok so this is probably not going to be an easy read, and i primarily write this down to make sense off my own thoughts, but i thought why not let a few of the great BP minds participate and maybe together find a satis...
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Being in a competitive market, I’ve researched out of state investing a bit and have always been gun shy due to not feeling comfortable buying property that I don’t personally control and having to work with a turnkey...
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I'm the asset protection attorney out of Austin, Texas that protects real estate investors from lawsuits. What I want to know is the question you have about lawsuit protection, taxes, insurance, financing, etc. as it ...
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I'm not opposed to proving I'm a real person by showing a government issued picture ID, but I am against giving an agent a copy of my driver's license or passport to keep on file. It's not required in my state as far ...
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i don't understand how it differs from buying sub 2 and then selling using owner financing? thanks in advance for your help.
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My property in MD is turning over to a new tenant. My PM sent me a quote that gave me a small heart attack. Upon further inspection, I quickly recognized that the times they were allocating for various tasks were gros...
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After hearing that my 90-year-old grandfather, who now relies on a motor scooter most days to get around, just returned from a trip to obtain continuing education in order to his civil engineering license active, I re...
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Hi all,I’m about to close on my first out of state rental and have been in contact with a property management company to manage it.For accounting purposes, the PM is asking me to open a business account at a local ban...
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I'm currently 17 and i'm turning 18 very soon. I'm really want to make real estate my full time career. But, do this I need to get my foot in the door. I looking to buy my first rental property but I need some help. B...