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Hello BP - this is my first post on BP and I have to say the amount of information I've received from this site is unreal. So I finally got the nerve to start contributing...the feeling of asking a stupid question has...
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Hi all! My wife and I have been working on slowly expanding our vacation rental business and are currently considering the Manuel Antonio area of Costa Rica as our next area of interest. Does anyone know Real Estate a...
I got a call the other day from a cost segregation firm. He estimates that I can use bonus depreciation to get effectively $900k of depreciation in the first year. This is due to taking advantage of bonus depreciati...
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I own quite a few condos in one complex and I am now on the board. Does anyone have experience running a home owners association? Our group has 4 out of 5 positions. Any tips? Any things to avoid?
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I received my GA sales license July 2013 and crammed that last month to complete what I though was my 25 hours of post license only to find out I was completing my CE courses. I am just about finished with my 25 hour ...
Hello BP!My tenants of 2 years notified me today that they will not be renewing their lease and they’d like to end their lease early because they are buying a new home. Their lease ends 1/21/23 and they will be moving...
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Legal question about building an ADU:Question for everybody out there. I've got a tenant who is renting a house that I own in the City of LA. The tenants were told before moving in that there was an ADU going to be bu...
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Hi everyone,New to the real estate investing industry. When looking at a potential deal, how much extra do you include in monthly costs in addition to the mortgage payment? For example, if the mortgage payment on a $1...
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I am investigating many solo 401k providers or custodians but am very hesitant because I am Wondering what happens if the custodian runs off with my money? What power does the custodian have here ? What if they go ou...
Hey ya'll, I just moved to the Houston area (not another one) and I'm looking to get started in RE. I know long term I want the income benefits of buy and hold real estate but I also want to do some rehabs and have co...