Is it a good idea to use a heloc to fund a down payment for my first rental property.
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Southwest Florida is one of the areas we are considering retiring in; we would like to buy a home to use as a vacation rental to assist with paying it off before we retire. We like the Fort Myers area but are open to...
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I created this post for anyone who owns a MHP to talk about what their property manager takes care of, how you found him/her, what qualities were you looking for when you found "the one", how they get paid and have yo...
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I am new to Bigger Pockets & first try in posting anything.Planning to transition from one career of 30 years to a field I am actually interested in. To help move forward quickly & successfully it makes sense...
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So reading these books won't make you an investor overnight, let's just state the obvious here.
However, they will provide you with a solid foundation of what is possible so that you can begin to expand your mindset....
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Im renovating a duplex with the goal of BRRRRing it. What would be the better layout?4 beds and 1.5 baths per side with 2 bedrooms in the attic? (4th bedroom would be tiny and be used most likely as an office) v.s. 3 ...
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Hi,
Im restructuring my rentals and several members, articles and youtube videos suggest to have a Holding LLC and have individual LLCs inside of it owning one RE property per LLC.
Then open a traditional LLC to ma...
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Hello everyone!
I’m Mike Pennington and I’m working toward getting started in real estate. My wife and I are 28 years old, and we bought our house (SFH, 4br 2bth) at 21, and rented out the top floor immediately. When...
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Hello All,I think the answer to this is that it *is* allowed, but wanted to get some feed back before pursuing any farther first.I am working on purchasing a 4-Plex for 250K using my SDIRA that I would like to get a n...
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Hello! Thank you first for reading this post! The facts are below - I was hoping to get some of this special community's advice. The intent of this home is to be our first home as a married couple & to have spaces...