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A plea to my community of Real Estate Investors: Can we drop the term "Passive Income"??? It seems to me to have negative connotations and to promote negative impressions of the business and its practitioners! I...
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There are so many different methods in real estate...I got to wonder, what are the most used methods by investors out there? I'm working hard on a plan to actually free myself from the rat race and be an independent ...
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I have a investor who says it is ridiculous to pay 12% interest on a hard money loan. I tried to explain to them that leveraging your funds is a great way to protect yourself from further risk and that using h...
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I have a handful of rooming houses with a very interesting clientele. Now that it is getting colder, tenants have started using the stove top and ovens to heat the house.
I've had more than one $400+ bill (with only...
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Hi BP,Although I’ve only started in real estate investing, I’ve been reading books on tax and legal protections. In protecting my investments, I’ve learned the importance of the first and second defense, home owner’s ...
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I live in Denver and own properties for rentals here. Lately, since Colorado is the new California, we are now in low supply market where prices are rising fast and anything that is good has huge bidding wars and peop...
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I’ve recently read @Joe Fairless' awesome book The Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book, with the intention of getting more active in multifamily apartment investing. It is literally a thorough step by step process of...
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I'm new to this, so I apologize in advance if I miss something basic. I'm just trying to understand the best way to value a commercial property. I just read an entire book that talked about CAP rates, and now I'm fi...
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Hey everyone,My wife and I recently moved to Kansas City, KS and are partnering with investors to acquire multifamily properties in the area. We have an idea of what types of properties we want to go after and the num...
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Hi BP!I started listening to the podcast a few weeks ago and I have to say I'm hooked. The more I'm learning about REI, the more I think it's a good idea. But, I'm having trouble developing a strategy that makes the m...