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Hey guys,So I recently got out of my 3rd deal in Cicero, IL (Chicago Land Area). I’ve gone through the process 3 times (Offer accepted, appraisal, inspection) and for some reason something always needs to come up. So ...
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Greetings all! Long story short: I'm highly interested in pursuing the buy and hold route as a real estate investor, however, trying to buy in my own backyard (Orange County, CA) is a bit of a challenge due to the ins...
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I'm contemplating rolling several very large SFR property gain amounts (via 1031) into a handful of DST Vehicles. I really like the concept of being able to utilize 1031 to defer my very substantial SFR gains by reinv...
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Hey everyone.
First time posting. I've been pouring through the BP podcasts and have heard almost all of them. I had a question that had probably already been asked, but I haven't had time to sit down in front of th...
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I've started to try and analyze properties, to get into the practice, however there are several variables that I do not know when it comes to estimating. I'm aware these are very beginner questions, and appreciate an...
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My wife is of the Dave Ramsey thinking and continually states that debt is dumb and wanting to borrow money to purchase real estate is somehow immoral. I planned to BRRRR some properties since our primary residence is...
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hi everyone this is a follow up to my previous question i am thinking that if i have to pay this realtor that is representing the seller 6 percent i might as well get my own realtor to represent me. mainly because th...
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What in your opinion makes for good cash on cash returns? Now I know this can vary depending on the risk of the area, but generally speaking what do you expect?
I see companies advertising 25% cash on cash returns...
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BP Community,This is Shawn Ward of Belle Hampton Properties in Los Angeles. My partner and I just purchased our next flip in South Los Angeles and decided that instead of posting a success story at the end (which I st...
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Hi BP,My name is Brandon and I am about to invest in the mid west from LA. If you don't mind sharing, I would love to get your advice on where I should invest in. Maybe some spots on good schools, malls, big companies...