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I created this thread from questions and answers via PM from another BP member to me and thought it was good stuff for all to read, so here it goes:
This first question stems from another post which can be found here...
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Hi everyone, I wanted to get your thoughts on house hacking in an expensive market (Chicago) where it isn’t easy to live for free. Please let me know your thoughts between the two options:1) Buy a smaller duplex with ...
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I have been living in Las Vegas for 9 years now and have been actively researching the real estate market here for at least 4 months and SFH seem to be where I think I would be most comfortable with having a rental. A...
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The opportunity: 7 bed house in North Park, San Diego. 1 shared bathroom per 2 bedrooms. Large communal kitchen, living room, outdoor lounge area. I want to create a coliving community. The questions: 1). What could I...
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Hey BP,I've read a lot about the pros and cons about buying rentals through seller-financing, and I'm still unclear on why a seller would be interested in selling his property through this method. I'm trying to better...
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Hey BiggerPockets! I just joined the group yesterday after looking into real estate investing for the past 8 months. My goal is to eventually earn $10k-$12k per month off cash flow, and have been trying to find my fir...
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Hey BP!
I have a househack and I'm thinking about switching the rented unit from a LTR to a mid-term rental focusing on travel nurses, etc. My first step is just gauging if there's actually a demand for this in my ar...
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My worst loss was $100,000 trading foreign exchange. I made $100,000 one year then lost $200,000 the next.
My worst real estate deal I lost about $25,000 on. Paid too much, rented to dirt bag tenant for way...
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Hey all,
I am looking for some advice as to what to do. We are looking to start our real estate journey and hopefully own enough doors to retire early. Me and my wife are 41 and have access to roughly 500k in asset...
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Bought it @ 15% discount but the foundation, plumbing, and Roof need help: after repair ARV is 15K profit. Plan to Buy-N-Hold, & let it appreciate.But as a new investor even with Great Credit Hard $ Interest 13.49...