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It's almost that time of year again... No, not the holidays. I mean tax season! I've been an excel bookkeeping person for a while but I think it's time to level up now that I'm doing my first BRRRR. I'm planning to ge...
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Hi BP! I'm currently looking to purchase a property in Birmingham, AL to buy and hold. I know that this market is currently great for this strategy, and hope to find a property that adequately cash flows. Ideally, I ...
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Hey BP! Im in the stage ofInvesting in my education. I always hear how if you wait for the perfect time to invest, you will never make it happen, which makes perfect sense. However, given that I am a newbie do you thi...
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Here in Chicago commission have typically been between 2 and 2.5 percent of gross sale price but now with the new rules I have not met any agents willing to take less then 2.5% so what has happened is the listings tha...
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Bear with me. These things are always a bit complicated. Our rental is a triplex in California. We had a new tenant move into the middle unit about a month ago. Tenants on either side have lived there for 7+ years. Te...
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Ch. 1 Why I Love Rental Properties
Ability to use the leverage
Ability to hustle for greater returns
Ability to manage my investment directly
People always need a place to live
Its worked ...
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Hi Everyone! I get it. Birmingham is a great place to invest in and you get your ROI. However, recently I started noticing that in the Eastern Birmingham area, most homes, acquired by Out of State Investors (Californi...
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Was just told today by a Chicago area attorney who works with a lot of investors that he has seen a sharp increase lately in banks calling notes due.Very curious if anyone else is seeing this.
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It's law, the Supreme Court held that the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is valied under the taxing authority.
Yes, I know healthcare is one word....
However, states can opt out with the Medicaid portion. Now what?