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Hello BiggerPockets!I started investing in real estate early this year. So far I've managed to purchase one SFH for $385,000 15 miles south of downtown LA and a 3-unit Multi-Family property about 2 hours east of LA. I...
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We're kicking off a new project in the next week or so and it's been pretty crazy just getting to this point. The house is a 3-story, 1550 sq ft row and it's currently 3br and 1 bath. We've owned it for almost 2 month...
I have either read on the forum or heard in the podcast that you choose your strategy based on your goal(s).
I.e. Rentals create passive income and wealth in the long run vs. rehabbing which has large payoffs in a sh...
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I've been interested in real estate for over a year. In that time I have read God knows how many books. I have "partnered" with a friend who has hard money connections. I've been going through the pre-foreclosures f...
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Twice recently people have told me of this new strategy to use a HELOC to pay off your mortgage faster. You essentially take out a HELOC to pay off your first lien, and then use that account to direct deposit your pa...
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Just watched this fascinating and well-done story by CNBC on "What’s Driving California’s Mass Exodus?"
Now, I live and invest in California, so I'm definitely not a California hater. However, I'm also no California...
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I know many of the posts focus on the forums focus on max leverage for scalability and I get that and to a degree (especially in the beginning) agree that leverage can be great.I am curious who in here is buying with ...
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I have never been a big fan of 401k and retirement accounts in general that are invested in mutual funds. I have always thought of it as a "life deferral plan", you put money in, that is money that is lost from your l...
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Hi, everybody, could you give me some advises for my situation? I have an older couple (in their mid 70s, they are in the wheel chairs), they have been paying the rent on time for 5 years. Lately, they have been late ...
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Hi all,
I was wondering if there is any generic formula you plug in your investments to see whether they are worth the return? I am assuming you would compare everything to a risk-free type investment like a CD or Sa...