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So for the last year or so, I have been thinking more about physical health. I’ll be 50 in less than a year. Overall I do not personally know any active, long-term investors that actually smoke. Maybe they are there I...
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I currently own a loft that I am renting out in an up and coming neighborhood that has many planned developments in the works, which include apartments, retail, parks, etc. all walking distance from my property.The pr...
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Good day BP family, I'm a newbie investor looking to finally take action of my first property. The last two years I have read and heard that it's better to buy distressed properties so you can add value (equity) to it...
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Hello, bigger pockets world! Hope everyone is doing well and all your families are healthy during these unprecedented times. Furthermore, I am a new investor looking to invest out of state in areas like Texas, North C...
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Howdy!We recently filed our tax return and showed a pretty good profit on our rental. Our tax advisor said that he almost never sees profit on rental houses. I know you can repair the home to negate the profits, but i...
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Recently I have had a few foreign investors contact me on linkedin interested in some of my bigger deals I have with other wholesalers. not thats all fine and dandy but my issue is that i cant contact them since there...
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Hi, I've been thinking about buying a condo beach property in Clearwater Florida. I would like to use it for some time and then rent it out when i'm not there. I was looking for a property management company or poss...
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After 20+ years in real estate partnerships, here's what actually puts you on the IRS radar (and what doesn't):
REAL Red Flags That Matter:
The Partner Complaint Trigger
Disgruntled partner files Form 8082K-1 dispu...
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My husband and I work good W2 jobs in construction (me in project management, he is a carpenter). We love real estate and want to have more rentals in our area of rural Seattle Skagit County. We have one rental house ...
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My partner and I have recently started looking at Buy & Hold properties. We currently don't own any properties, but our goal is to build a rental portfolio by acquiring 1 to 2 properties per year.We have spoke wi...