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I've been on the Dave Ramsey bandwagon for the last several years. His advice definitely worked to get us out of debt and allow us to save a pile of cash. But as I look to get more into real estate investing, there's ...
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It has been agressively stated here on BP that operating expenses average 50% of gross rents. I have posted many times that while that may be true with some properties, it is not accurate or appropriate to use this pe...
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Hello, BP community -
First-time poster here, and appreciate your guidance on the below question.I am curious about how we should be thinking about paying investors during the first few months of a value-add syndica...
At a recent investor club meeting, a group of investors raised the question - why do Turnkey Companies "flip" their properties primarily to investors as opposed to owner occupants? One person responded, "because the m...
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I don't quite understand the american ideal sometimes; now here i go. i'm starting this because it was request, i understand we all come from different places and look at the same situations differently but please no ...
Not really treading any new ground here, but interesting read in the WSJ this morning. http://www.wsj.com/articles/surge-in-commercial-re...We've got a number of clients active in South Florida (Miami) and they (and ...
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Black family sued appraiser in Marin, CA matter. From the article, "The case has now been settled out of court, with appraiser agreeing to pay an undisclosed sum of money to the coup...
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This would be my first attempt at a deal, here are the numbers on this duplex: Top to bottom duplex with both units having 3 bedrooms 1 bathroom. Not that great of an area, one unit occupied and other is accepting a...
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Need some help with tax math here. Wondering if this is a viable alternate strategy to a 1031 exchange? Here are the specifics:I'm getting ready to sell a rental property (Property A) for about $6.5M next month ...