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Hi all!New to the BP site and excited to network with like-minded individuals about investing in real estate.A little about myself: born, raised and have lived my entire life in Wisconsin. Married with no human childr...
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The topic says it all: say you could invest in residential (multifamily, with maybe a few house flips here and there) up to 500k. Where would you go? I'm sick of Chicago's property tax hikes. Looking for markets that ...
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Hi BP community- longtime lurker, rare poster. I've seen many, such as Ben Leybovich, decry SFR properties, but I have a hard time understanding why- from the perspective of a smaller investor.I work full time, and o...
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So I have a duplex under contract
- In a C - area, - All Brick exterior, - Cpvc updated, - Electrical looks good, -Both AC are 8 years of age, - Roof looks good, - Tile floors, - Rent should be around $1200 gross mon...
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Hi all,
I've been compiling my results from my postcard mailings to Absentee Owners over the past few years. Here's what I've been getting:
Average Call-In Rate: 10.67%
Average Voicemail Rate: 4.40%
My Call-In Rate...
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I don’t expect to change anyone’s mind about Crypto, specifically Bitcoin, nor do I expect this post to be popular or liked by 95% of BP users
I really like the money podcast and I’m listening back and am starting to...
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I was asking myself this question the other day:If I was an average person investing in a random town in a random part of the United States, would I be better off investing in Real Estate, or the Stock Market?Turns ou...
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Greetings,I live here in the Los Angeles market and by no means expect to find any investment close to the 2% rule both on and off market. I have tried researching recent sales and cross matched potential rents in oth...
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Hi All,
I am a new investor who will purchase his first US property as a rental and I am wondering if I should open an LLC or would purchasing adequate insurance and an Umbrella policy do the trick to protect me.
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I have been getting the impression over the past two years that more and more people are entering the world of REI.
When I started a decade ago I was somewhat of a pariah amongst friends, family and work colleges. No...