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my wife and I got into real estate investing about two years ago. I am going to put below the RE deals that we have made, thus far. We are both 28 and looking to really create a good business model and i think we have...
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Hello all,My name is Michael Holland and I wondered across the Biggerpockets pod cast on YouTube and decided to join the forum. I am 33 years old and a 14 year Air Force veteran. I was recently separated becaus...
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Buckle up. This is a long post addressing many myths around the current obsession with the "STR loophole." And the first of such myths is that it is a loophole. No, it is not. Loopholes are something UNintended. In co...
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Curious what everyone's thoughts are on the following 2 options:
1. Put money aside in 401k and take a nice tax savings now, but not be able to leverage the money easily for REI. With a Self Directed 401k I may have...
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I put the following tirade together to show my friend how real estate beats the market (equities, stocks). The scenario below is the actual property I purchased last year. Please let me know if I'm off on my assumpt...
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I figured the Subject line would catch your attention lol so lets get to it
26 Year old , Passive investor with a few retail commercial buildings ( $700K average price tag ) all rented out and a couple business...
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I have been looking for a strip mall/ shopping center in my area and am not finding any below $3M that are priced based on cap rates or any obvious rational calculation. Also, at their asking prices, they would no...
Hi All,I have a condo in Silicon Valley (Sunnyvale) that we converted from a primary residence 2 years ago. The 2-out-of-5 years window for tax purposes is coming up, and we are trying to figure out what to do next.I...
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Hello all! 👋
I’m new here and hungry to learn more. Below I’m going to outline our current position and the outcomes we’re working towards. If anyone more seasoned in real estate investing has any advice I’d love to ...