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Bigger Pockets Community,
Before the COVID-19 crisis, my investing partner and I were analyzing deals for neighborhood strip centers in our home region. What a difference a month (or three) makes. Over the past sev...
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Looking to buy a single family home or duplex in north central Illinois or in Washington state. Advantages to Illinois include more affordable home values, lower mortgage payments, cheaper cost of living, closer...
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Hi I'm Jeanie from Las Vegas, NV. I first got interested in real estate investing when I came across Armando Montelongo's show of flipping houses! However, never really pursued it. Here I years later still thinking...
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Welcome to my weekly Investor Newsletter. A frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another.
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Hi Bigger Pockets family, first time poster long time lurker. I am closing on my first brrrr SFH rental in a few days. The house comes with 5 acres. I had originally intended on breaking it off and selling it to help ...
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I understand the concept behind purchasing homes for investment purposes, ie the 70% rule etc.
When the goal is profit the margins need to be a certain amount to ensure that profit, I get all that.
However, when it ...
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Hi,Good evening. I am a newbie here and I love the conversations.I would like to get on the same page with real-estate companies or turnkey companies that describe the different classes of properties. How do I know I'...
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Hello was considering a possible condo purchase. The condo is a 2bed 2bath first floor unit. Its in a good area and needs minimal rehab- new carpet and paint. Probably 2k in rehab- unit has all appliances included ...
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- Relinquished property sales price $205k (original purchase price of $97k)- Replacement property #1 - $170k sales price Question: can I just be taxed on the difference or do I have to exceed $205k in replacement pro...
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Hey Providence folks, I'm wondering if 2nd homes are considered owner occupied?