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Hi everyone! I'v been lurking on here for a while and decided it's time to start trying to contribute. I'm a software engineer in the Bay Area and am considering turnkey investing since I don't have the time or expert...
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Hey all,First post on BP!My father in law recently passed away leaving his 3/2 single family home to my wife and her 20 year old brother. We've been wanting to start investing in real estate over the last couple of y...
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I was talking to a guy the other night, after a large group dinner, and he knew about my vacation rental condo business and asked how it was going. He then volunteered that he wanted to get out from under his condo in...
Why do many wealthy people wait so long to retire? Despite earning a physician’s salary, living frugally, and saving what most would call “more than enough” money, today’s guest worked for another four years before pu...
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I’m new here and not sure if this is the correct place to post this. Please feel free to redirect me to a different section of the site if needed.
I’ve recently been thinking of ways to utilize the market downturn b...
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Hello,
I’m looking to possibly build a cookie-cutter/basic, small apartment complex (10-20 units, one level, no basements, etc.) in a local town. The cost of living and the population is fairly low (5000 people in th...
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little about my situation: I've been living on the road, working as a musician on a steady running touring Broadway show for the past two years, making an amazing salary. I've been fortunate enough to save a chunk of ...
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Hi all. I'm considering rehabbing a rental property to make it as energy efficient as possible, including replacing appliances and converting the kitchen to induction - which could (in an ideal world) bring down energ...
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Hello! My brother and I just purchased our first home this past August 2016. Our parents gifted us $150k for the down payment on a $510k brand new track home in Tracy, CA. The $150k gift from my dad was money he pulle...