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Hey all, I'm a new real estate investor who currently on the "education phase" of his real estate investing career, I'm hoping to purchase my first property in 2020. I've been attending various real estate meetups...
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I’m thinking about purchasing a vacation rental in the great Smokey Mountains. I wanted to chat with some people who has some experience with these, or maybe someone possibly has some for sale.
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Please share your "Why?"
Here's mine: Personally, I believe in real estate investing because I don't believe in job security.
This has been my experience...I have worked since I was 15 years old, mostly for small b...
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Hello BP! First time poster here from Chicago. I've been doing the deep dive on the podcasts and about to finish Brandon's book on Real Estate Investing. I'm hoping to get into my first house hack in the Chicago area ...
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Hi everyone, rookie here and my first time posting! I would love to get your thoughts on this situation. I grew up around Boston and love the area. My boyfriend and I are looking to buy a small multifamily and would l...
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Hi all,
Hope everyone is having a lovely Sunday so far. I am hoping to find some advice for how to remodel an outdated kitchen on my first investment property.
Pic 1 - blue square represents a wall I want to remov...
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I’m getting my act back together and would like to show anyone that is interested how I am doing it.
My wife and I have been real estate investing for 8 years in San Antonio, TX. For the last several years, we’...
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Calling all foreign investors! How has BiggerPockets helped you grow your business?We know we have a small but growing community of non-US investors from countries like Australia, The United Kingdom (UK or England, Ir...
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Hello everyone,I’m looking into house hacking and wanted to hear some opinions on house hacking a duplex vs a single family home. It seems like a duplex is the better option as far as numbers wise with halving multipl...
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It's my understanding that if there's a "partial exclusion", I'd use a Form 8949 with Code H...And if it's "fully excluded" and there's no 1099-S issued (which I indeed received no 1099-S), then I'd simply not mention...