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Hi all,I'm about to close on my first ever property which is a duplex unit that I intend to live in half of and rent the other half of. What are some best practices/tips for landlords living in the same building as th...
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Short intro, My name is Jerome and I'm a young new Notefinder without much experience. However, I have alot of knowledge of the Cashflow business/industry and I have closed 4 deals in this business which I believe bal...
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We have 25 SFR that I self manage. My wife retired a few years ago due to our strong RE cashflow. What are the advantages of claiming her as a real estate professional? We show a loss on the rentals due to depreciatio...
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Do you know if having a real estate blog/web classes counts toward real estate professional hours? My accountant said "I don't see why not" but that wasn't a strong enough answer for my Type A personality.How do YOU t...
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I'm looking at a small town (probably too small) to invest in. There is a small hospital, and I'm curious about the potential of providing nicer (maybe even furnished) rentals to traveling staff. I know I've seen th...
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We own and manage 5 short term rentals, but are thinking about diversifying into multi-family. My question is, when you make that move, who manages the property? Is there a third party company who can provide maintena...
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Hi there BP! So I have a foreclosure that goes to auction on the 30th. I have spoke to the homeowner several times and he's willing to do a rent back agreement. Is this something I put in the purchase and sale agreeme...
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I'm needing to sell my house as I am moving, I've got a couple that want to buy, husband is a former co-worker I've known for several years. They have decent credit buy cannot qualify under cu...
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Hi, my name is josh smith. I am currently a professional baseball player in the New York Yankees organization. I have been following bigger pockets for about 2 years and was looking forward to hearing from some people...
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My partner and I put in an offer on an investment property yesterday. We had gotten pre-approval for an conventional investment mortgage. Well, after putting in the offer, I found out that for this type of mortgage gi...