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Hello BP forum readers,I purchased my townhome, that I currently reside in, in a resort town in 2018 with an ex-partner. We refinanced in 2020 to a 2.75% rate, but after the cash-out refinance to pay my ex out, my ra...
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Hi! My name is Pace Jordan. For the past year, I've been managing the real estate rehab for local investors here in the greater Phoenix area. I came from a completely different sector with the goal of investing in rea...
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I'm looking for books, articles etc on how to choose a real estate market. How do you determine this? What process do you use to evaluate certain areas of the country? I think it's pretty hard to make money for buy...
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Hi all - I'm at the very beginning of my Real Estate Investing journey. Recently finished the book "How to Invest in Real Estate" which is how I ended up signing up for this site. Curious to know what resources you al...
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Hello, everybody! My name is Brendan and I was introduced to biggerpockets.com by my brother. He also turned me on to "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki and that book really opened my eyes. I have always felt ...
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Does anyone know the maximum annual rent increase in El Dorado County? I believe it is around 7% but I cannot find it online.
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Hello BP Family,I recently purchased a quadplex and one of the units is vacant. My PM recommends repainting the whole unit. The unit is 2br/1.5 bath (1150 sqft) with a ceiling about 8 ft. I plan to repaint the unit ov...
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Hello BP community! I have to admit that I feel stuck....Owned 5 properties that are a mix of SF and Multi's which I have owned from about 2005 through to the present. The last time I added a property was back in 2015...
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Hello! When analyzing a vacation property, I have been looking at comps on AirBnB, VRBO etc, and using 150 days/year, to figure out the rental income. Do people do that, or use the monthly income, like a LTR, using t...
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Hey guys,
I'm new to BP (I absolutely love it) and I'm brand new to real estate (still-saving-up-my-down-payment-kind-of-new).
I was hoping to get some guidance here:
My goal is to buy a multi family home in an out...