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What formula are you using to make offers on listed properties? The 70% of ARV - Repairs and fee make your offer come in too low and most realtors will not entertain the conversation of a super low ball offer thats co...
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What percentage is the structure worth vs land for depreciation?In California in the property tax bill you can see sometimes the land is 90% and the structure is 10% but the reality to rebuild the structure can someti...
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Hello BP gang!I've heard quite a few investors talk about using the 2% rule as a general rule of thumb when evaluating for buy and hold deals for cashflow. However from analizing the rent to value ratio of residential...
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Last September, one of the original institutional investors in the housing-to-rent strategy, multi-billion hedge fund Och-Ziff called it quits on the landlord business. The reason: "the New York-based hedge fund is lo...
Hi! My name is Blake, I'm new here to the BiggerPockets community. I am 16 years old and currently in the process of building as much knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the real estate market for when I turn...
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In my first researching in zoning years ago, it would seem a near nightmare to get zoning changes done. Is this procedure generally done with "special funding" outside the office? Has anyone here rezoned anything? ...
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I have been struggling with finding ways to try and valuate houses while i am still trying to save money for the first investment. So far my plan is still to start with single family unless i can find a multi my famil...
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Hopefully this is going in the right place, and yes, I searched and found very little on the topic which I find strange, so I'm going to see if I can get more input.I have a handful of employees (3-6 that are serious ...
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Hello all. I’m looking for some guidance. Here’s a quick backstory (because I think it’s relevant). Also might be TMI but I think it’s importantCurrently 37 years old. I invested in a rental when I was 25 in 2007 righ...
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I’m trying to buy my first property to house hack in my home town (Orange County, California), but prices are sooooo expensive! Does anyone have any advice in finding my first house/condo to live in and rent the other...