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When you first got into real estate..... As far as leases go, if you knew then what you know now, what would you change? What is something you wished you had in your lease that you didn't, and you learned the hard way!
Just left the Sheriff's Auction here in Omaha this morning. One of the properties I was going to bid on has a $17,000.00 federal tax lien on it, $63,000 mortgage which is in default, $6,000 in back taxes. This auction...
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This question is to those accounting/bookkeepers out there.Lets say I purchase a property for 30k and put another 30k in repairs/holding costs for an all in cost of 60k. The property is now worth 110k and I'll be hol...
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Hello BP Community - We have several dishwashers and fridges that will need to be replaced in the next couple weeks. Our properties are in Washington state and we're looking for the best place to find replacement unit...
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Hey There! First year as a real estate investor. How do I file my taxes? What forms do I fill out? What can I claim? I bought a vacant, uninhabitable fourplex foreclosure from HUD in Cincinnati, OH in December 2016 a...
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Good Morning Everyone,I'm currently evaluating a potential purchase of a portfolio of vacation rental units all of which reside on the same property (single owner). What are some of the things I'll need to consider w...
We are new at this. A married couple just moved into our property and noticed some missing things they would like (ceiling fan in master bedroom, storm door, ...). The wife said she would pay for the new ceiling fan i...
I'm very new to real estate investing, but have a few questions about the tax benefits of becoming a passive investor in a real estate syndication investing in multifamily residential properties. According to section...
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We are about to purchase our first BRRRR property and we are extremely excited! We have the private funding lined up and spoke to a bank who has financed others we know after a few months of owning it to do the refina...
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I'm beginning my search for a vacation rental in Maui. I'm open to most areas, but my primary goal is to optimize net returns. I'm planning on representing myself for the purchase, but I would like to look for a PM f...