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Hi All, I've been around for a while now and I'm taking action steps in getting my first investment property. I created my own rental property calculator in a spreadsheet which is roughly based on the calculator on ...
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Hi,
I have been approached to invest with several large apartment complexes in large cities throughout the U.S. From what I understand, the process is that you invest into a holding company such as a REIT (not throug...
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On October 6th, 2020 after a long time not working and battling health issues I decided to brush myself off and get back in the game. I started by making the decision to flip houses, start by wholesaling, and repair/r...
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Check out this bit of socialist propaganda, which is clearly a thinly veiled attempt to promote the government seizing an ever-increasing proportion of our income!
If a new study is correct, some of the most taxed pe...
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Hey Guys,
I figure I have been lurking for long enough and might want to chime in and ask for some help.
I want to get started in wholesaling very strongly and have had a number of false starts. I have a website up a...
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Hi guys,I just got my taxes done by my accountant and it turns out that I have to pay over 3K for 2014 (yes I was waaayyy behind but finally got my act together and pulled everything into an accounting package). Unfor...
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Last year I bought a program by Ameraco. They advertised the fact that they had well over a thousand cash investors all over the country. I paid 495 so that I could submit deals I made after doing my own due diligenc...
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I'd love to hear from investors who make offers without using a real estate agent. Did you just find a basic offer contract that you fill out and submit? Any pitfalls to making offers without an agent?I have a real es...
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Michael Rogers of Chandler Properties provided the following Excel Worksheet for BiggerPockets to share with all of our members.
REI Property Analyzer
We hope you all find it comes in handy.
NOTE: If anyone else h...
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Specifically interested in knowing how he is able to secure these HUD homes at such a low cost (he states that it is a secret tactic he uses.)
Any insight appreciated!