I hate to be a downer, but with a significant overhaul of the tax code recently we are seeing first hand some RE investors (and individuals) get hit with huge tax bills and sometimes penalties. There are tremendous b...
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I CANNOT FIND the answer to these basic question on BP (I'm sure I'm just not looking in the right spot - Aahh!) HERE IS MY DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGN PLAN. 6 mailers (at least) to a targeted list of approx 500 properties...
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Why I'm Triggered
Every week I read stories on social media about someone’s unfortunate situation driven by the increasing cost of housing and wages that have not kept up….and I’m sick of it.
Part of me wants to mes...
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Hi everyone!I'm looking for advice on what to do as a next step in my investing journey. Sorry this is a long post but I want to give as much info as possible. My husband and I currently have 1 rental unit, a townhome...
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Hi everyone, as a newbie I've spent a lot of time reading the blogs and forums trying to get a grasp on how to wisely jump into RE. Currently my husband is AD and we have never bought a home due largely to being stati...
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I am looking at a 160 unit storage unit complex.
What should be the cap rate be?
I figured 10%
What are the occupancy rates should I figure?
I used 85% but not sure how much turn over there is in storage units. I ...
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Hey All, new here (internet forums period actually). I own a commercial office/warehouse building and recently lost my tenant to them purchasing their own location. Problem is, my broker (also my best friend), speci...
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So I have done a lot of research as well as been to a few seminars but I haven't be able to find any real estate investors in my local area. So next week I'm going to make the 2 hour drive to the closest REIA. Hopeful...
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Because I decided not to invest in the very same triplex I've been renting from for many years, I have to move out (long story). I can't focus on learning about REI while I have a deadline to move out of my place. I...
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I have been saying this for awhile that the market is frothy and that IF you buy larger multifamily you better be using conservative underwriting numbers.Those placing money into properties with the prediction of abov...