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With my burgeoning interest in real estate I decided to join Bigger Pockets to hopefully surround myself with people with whom I can talk about this business and maybe even work with in the future. In real life I'm su...
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(Disclaimer: I totally took the formatting of this post from another post by Anton Ivanov that I liked a year back!)
A Little Backstory
I am currently 30, married, no kids, living in Gilbert, AZ and working as a fin...
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This guy called the last two crashes, says there will be one in 2026 too. https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-12...But we have the lowest demand since the 90's, even lower than the 2008 crash. Pr...
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Hey everyone, first post on BP but been lurking for a bit. I know many people on here have started their REI journey with single family and other small investments. Some "gurus" out there say to skip the small stuff a...
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I don't want to debate if the 50% rule in this thread. I want to talk about the assumptions and categories to see how a landlord can be a lowest cost producer/efficient entrepreneurs.
I know it varies from state t...
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Hey guys,
I’m thinking of going in on a duplex in a great, growing area of Fort Myers, FL. $380k, 2003 build, $30k of CapEx (paint, roof, AC, water heater), $3,300 monthly rent, $500 cash flow, 5% CoC return with a ...
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We are in some unsettling times and many of you have questions about financing options available for investors. Others have questions about the lingo/structure of RE financing. Opening up this forum to send me all you...
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Hello All - here is a good topic for discussion. In our business as a property management company, we have decided to take a hard look at a new policy of what to do with Landlords who refuse to lower the rental askin...
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Ok so I am extremely embarrassed to put these numbers out to the public but hopefully someone can learn from my amateur mistakes...I bought a house in DFW area from a Turn key provider, apparently the best in the busi...
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Why I Believe Striving to Build Passive Income is OverratedThis may seem like a disingenuous statement coming from a passive income guy, BUT, I believe that those looking to build sustainable look term wealth would be...